Carlos Fuentes
11 November 1928 – 15 May 2012
Carlos Fuentes was a Mexican novelist, essayist and diplomat, one of the central figures of the Latin American literary boom. His novels include La region mas transparente, La muerte de Artemio Cruz, Aura and Gringo viejo. He served as Mexico's ambassador to France from 1975 to 1977 and received the Cervantes Prize in 1987.
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Life events
Born while his father, a Mexican diplomat, was posted to Panama.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis father's career took the family to several capitals in the Americas, and he became fluent in English as a child.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe later also studied at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA collection of short stories that marked his literary debut.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe panoramic novel of Mexico City established his reputation.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBoth works appeared in 1962 and became among his most widely read books.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe resigned in 1977 in protest at the appointment of former president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz as ambassador to Spain.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe novel, based on the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce in Mexico, was later filmed as Old Gringo.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe prize is the principal literary award of the Spanish-speaking world.
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