Carlos Fuentes


Carlos Fuentes
Head photo of a greying man with a small moustache.
Fuentes in 1987
BornCarlos Fuentes Macías
(1928-11-11)November 11, 1928
Panama City, Panama
DiedMay 15, 2012(2012-05-15) (aged 83)
Mexico City, Mexico
Resting placeMontparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • writer
NationalityMexican
Period1954–2012
Literary movementLatin American Boom
Notable works
Spouse
(m. 1959⁠–⁠1973)
(m. 1976)
Children
  • Cecilia Fuentes Macedo (1962–)
  • Carlos Fuentes Lemus (1973–1999)
  • Natasha Fuentes Lemus (1974–2005)

Carlos Fuentes Macías (/ˈfwɛnts/;[1] Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos ˈfwentes] ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985) and Christopher Unborn (1987). In his obituary, The New York Times described Fuentes as "one of the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world" and an important influence on the Latin American Boom, the "explosion of Latin American literature in the 1960s and '70s",[2] while The Guardian called him "Mexico's most celebrated novelist".[3] His many literary honors include the Miguel de Cervantes Prize as well as Mexico's highest award, the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (1999).[4] He was often named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won.[5]

  1. ^ "Fuentes". Webster's New World College Dictionary.
  2. ^ Anthony DePalma (May 15, 2012). "Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Man of Letters, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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  4. ^ "Medalla Belisario Domínguez" (in Spanish). Senado de la Republica. October 7, 1999. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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