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Carlos Fuentes

1928–2012 · 20th century

Carlos Fuentes was a Mexican novelist and essayist, a leading figure of the Latin American literary boom of the 1960s. His novels, including Where the Air Is Clear, The Death of Artemio Cruz and Terra Nostra, explore Mexican history and identity after the Revolution. He also served as ambassador to France and received the Cervantes Prize in 1987.

Carlos Fuentes
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