The Years with Laura Diaz by Carlos Fuentes

The Years with Laura Diaz by Carlos Fuentes

_____________________ ‘An admirable novel'- The Times ‘In this portrait of men and women swept along by great events, and determined to be on the side of the angels, Fuentes has invested the often colourless world of politics with romantic ardour' - Sunday Telegraph _____________________ An epic and heartbreaking love story that will leave no one untouched. Like Fuentes's masterpiece The Death of Artemio Cruz, the action in this novel begins in the state of Veracruz and moves to Mexico City. From 1905 to 1978, Fuentes traces the extraordinary Laura Díaz; a life filled with a multitude of witty, heartbreaking scenes and the sounds, colours, tastes and scents of Mexico. Laura grows into a politically committed artist who is also a wife and mother, a lover of great men, and a complicated and alluring heroine whose bravery prevails despite her losing a brother, son, and grandson to the darkest forces of Mexico's turbulent, often corrupt politics. Hers is a life which has helped to affect the course of history, and it is the story of a woman who has loved and understood with unflinching honesty. _____________________ ‘Fuentes's affair with the fickle forces of creativity reaches a rare and poignant intensity ... a landmark book' - Scotsman

‘an admirable novel' * The Times *
‘In this portrait of men and women swept along by great events, and determined to be on the side of the angels, Fuentes has invested the often colourless world of politics with romantic ardour' * Sunday Telegraph *

Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's leading novelist, was born in 1928. He has been his country's ambassador to France and is the author of more than ten novels, including THE DEATH OF ARTEMIO CRUZ, THE OLD GRINGO, and DIANA, THE GODDESS WHO HUNTS ALONE.

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ISBN 13	9780747557661
ISBN 10	0747557667
Title	The Years with Laura Diaz
Author	Carlos Fuentes
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2002-03-04
Number of pages	528
Prizes	Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2002, Short-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2002
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