The Years With Laura Diaz

by Fuentes, Carlos

• ISBN13: 9780156007566
• ISBN10: 0156007568
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

A radiant family saga set in a century of Mexican history, by one of the world's greatest writers.Carlos Fuentes's hope-filled new novel sees the twentieth century through the eyes of Laura D'az, a woman who becomes as much a part of our history as of the Mexican history she observes and helps to create. Born in 1898, this extraordinary woman grows into a wife and mother, becomes the lover of great men, and, before her death in 1972, is celebrated as a politically committed artist. A complicated and alluring heroine, she lives a happy life despite the tragedies and losses she experiences, for she has borne witness to great changes in her country's life, and she has loved and understood with unflinching honesty.In his most important novel in decades, Carlos Fuentes has created a world filled with brilliantly colored scenes and heartbreaking dramas. The result is a novel of subtle, penetrating insight and immense power.

Author Biography

Carlos Fuentes was born in 1928. A diplomat who served as Mexico's ambassador to France, he has received many awards for his writing. The author of more than twenty books, including The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, he is recognized as one of the world's greatest living writers. He divides his time between Mexico City and London.

Table of Contents

Detroit: 1999	3	(9)
Catemaco: 1905	12	(27)
Veracruz: 1910	39	(20)
San Cayetano: 1915	59	(27)
Xalapa: 1920	86	(20)
Mexico City: 1922	106	(20)
Avenida Sonora: 1928	126	(19)
Paseo de la Reforma: 1930	145	(15)
The Interoceanic Train: 1932	160	(22)
Detroit: 1932	182	(21)
Avenida Sonora: 1934	203	(18)
Parque de la Lama: 1938	221	(21)
Cafe de Paris: 1939	242	(18)
Every Place, the Place: 1940	260	(23)
Colonia Roma: 1941	283	(22)
Chapultepec-Polanco: 1947	305	(26)
lanzarote: 1949	331	(22)
Avenida Sonora: 1950	353	(19)
Cuernavaca: 1952	372	(19)
Tepoztlan: 1954	391	(31)
Colonia Roma: 1957	422	(30)
Plaza Rio de Janeiro: 1966	452	(19)
Tlatelolco: 1968	471	(9)
Zona Rosa: 1970	480	(18)
Catemaco: 1972	498	(9)
Los Angeles: 2000	507	(8)
Acknowledgments	515