The Crystal Frontier

From Mexico's preeminent man of letters, ?a Balzacian novel in nine masterly stories? (Vanity Fair) that explores the ?uneven and painful meshing of two North american cultures? (Washington Post Book World). A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. Translated by Alfred Mac Adam.

About the author

Carlos Fuentes is the author of more than a dozen novels, including Terra Nostra, The Old Gringo, The Crystal Frontier, and The Years with Laura Diaz, as well as numerous literary and political essays. He divides his time between Mexico City and London.

Summary

From Mexico’s preeminent man of letters, “a Balzacian novel in nine masterly stories” (Vanity Fair) that explores the “uneven and painful meshing of two North american cultures” (Washington Post Book World). A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. Translated by Alfred Mac Adam.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Fuentes
• Assisted by: Alfred J. Mac Adam (Translation)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780156006200
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600620-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Weight: 345 g
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, US South, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Medieval style, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Political, FICTION: Anthologies (multiple authors), FICTION: Hispanic & Latino, FICTION: Southern, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, FICTION: World Literature / American / General, FICTION: World Literature / Mexico