Old Gringo

Fuentes, Carlos; Peden, Margaret Sayers (TRN)

ISBN 10: 0374530521 / ISBN 13: 9780374530525

Edité par Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Old Gringo
• Éditeur: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Date de parution: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0374530521
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780374530525
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

One of Carlos Fuentes's greatest works, The Old Gringo tells the story of Ambrose Bierce, the American writer, soldier, and journalist, and of his last mysterious days in Mexico living among Pancho Villa's soldiers, particularly his encounter with General Tomas Arroyo. In the end, the incompatibility of the two countries (or, paradoxically, their intimacy) claims both men, in a novel that is, most of all, about the tragic history of two cultures in conflict.

À propos de l?auteur

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including Aura, The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.
Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.