Los Años Con Laura Diaz (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Carlos Fuentes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Laura Diaz is a passionate character, intimately connected to many historical events. Through her story, Carlos Fuentes writes the journal of the Mexican twentieth century, supporting his novel with facts and characters that define the shape of today's Mexico. In best-seller list of El Nuevo Herald and El diario la Prensa. Featured in Univisión, Telemundo, LA Channel 22, CBS, La Opinión, El Nuevo Herald, El Diario la Prensa, etc. Description in Spanish: Un recorrido por la vida intima de una mujer y sus pasiones; los obstaculos, prejuicios, dolores, amores y alegrias que la conducen a conquistar su libertad propia y su personalidad creativa. Una saga familiar, originada en Veracruz. Laura Diaz y otras figuras de la talla de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera comparten aspectos centrales de la historia cultural y politica del pais, y nos llevan a reflexionar sobre la historia, el arte, la sociedad y la idiosincrasia de los mexicanos. En esta novela, como nunca antes, Fuentes es fiel a su proposito de describirnos el cruce de caminos donde se dan cita la vida individual y la colectiva.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Offerings in fiction represent a fine mix, from titles already published here in English (the works by Alvarez, Bencastro, Escand n, and Ferr ) to works due in English this fall (Allende's first fiction in many years) to Fuentes's latest, a recapitulation of 20th-century Mexico centered on the passionate and provocative Laura Diaz. Arte P blico continues its fine effort to restore lost Hispanic classics, written in what is now the United States from the colonial era until today, with a tale by Venegas dating from 1928.

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Language Notes

Text: Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Santillana USA Publishing Company (January 1, 1999)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 9681905318
• ISBN-13: 978-9681905316
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Untranslated > Spanish

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tribute to the Mexican 20th Century, April 11, 2000

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Alheli (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Los Años Con Laura Diaz (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

In his new novel the ingenious Carlos Fuentes goes beyond drama. He tells his readers about Mexican History through the eyes of his main character Laura Diaz. I feel this novel is a nice piece of the history not told in traditional History books. Many more can be said about the diversity of narrative techniques he employs. Even more can be observed and discussed about the universality of his themes. I'd say that in the future many interesting articles will be written about this novel. I think feminists will have a thing or two to add about this ambitious (600 pgs) work. It it obvious that Carlos Fuentes is a star in the constellation of Latinamerican Literature. It shows through his colossal knowledge of History and his remarkable use of language and its narrative resources.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars La gran dama Laura Diaz, May 28, 2002

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FULANO DE TAL (Gringolandia, Aztlan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Los Años Con Laura Diaz (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Este es uno de los mejores libros que Carlos Fuentes ha escrito. Digo que es uno de los mejores pero no el mejor que a esrito. Si te gusta la historia entonces te va guster mucho. Si tienes interes en la historia de Mexico te va gustar mas porque es una novela inolvidable que puedes ver por los ojos de Laura Diaz, una mujer fuerte y sensilla que tiene que luchar para los derechos que hoy en dia apenas las mujeres estan disfrutando. Es una bonita novela que se trata de los cambios que han occurido en Mexico durante el siglo XX. Es muy emocional la historia, especialmente si conoces familia que a vivido los cambios durante los ultimos cien anos. Yo pase el tiempo leyendo este libro y pensando en mi abuelita que hace unos anos fallecio a los 99 anos. Como Laura Diaz estuvo presente para ver los cambios entre el gobierno y los atitudes de la cultura sobre los derechos de los humanos sin pensar si es mujer o hombre. Laura Diaz vive una vida completa con gran amores, familia y todo el tiempo al lado de los famosos y un testigo de la historia de Mexico. Te recomendo este libro para entender la historia de Mexico y como la mujer es parte de esa historia.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Los Anos con Laura Diaz, January 12, 2002

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Enrique Legaspi (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Los Años Con Laura Diaz (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Biblioteca Carlos Fuentes) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

The 5 stars I give this work is not because I am in love with Fuente's overall work, but because this historical fiction provokes thought and analysis in a poetic way of the life as seen through the eyes and feelings of a woman.
If the reader wishes to to learn the history of a country while becoming enveloped in how a woman, a wife, a daughter, a lover and friend is impacted by the choices made, this is a book to read.