Destiny and Desire : A Novel
by Carlos Fuentes
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 13
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Carlos Fuentes is the author of more than twenty books, including H appy Families, The Eagle’s Throne, This I Believe, The Death of Artemio Cruz, and The Old Gringo . He served as Mexico’s ambassador to France from 1975 to 1977. He has received many awards and honors, including the Rómulo Gallegos Prize, the National Prize in Literature (Mexico’s highest literary award), as well as France’s Legion of Honor medal, and Spain’s Prince of Asturias Award. His work has appeared in The Nation, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times . He currently divides his time between Mexico City and London. Edith Grossman , the winner of a number of translating awards, most notably the 2006 PEN Ralph Manheim Medal, is the distinguished translator of works by major Spanish-language authors, including Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Mayra Montero, and Álvaro Mutis, as well as Carlos Fuentes. Her translation of Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote was published to great acclaim in 2003.
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- Title
- Destiny and Desire : A Novel
- Author
- Carlos Fuentes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1400068800
- ISBN 13
- 9781400068807
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
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