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The death of Artemio Cruz / Carlos Fuentes ; translated from the Spanish by Sam Hileman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fuentes, Carlos.
- Series:
- Noonday ; 307
- Standardized Title:
- Muerte de Artemio Cruz. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Mexico--History--Fiction.
- Mexico.
- Deathbeds--Fiction.
- Deathbeds.
- Revolutionaries--Fiction.
- Revolutionaries.
- Reminiscing in old age--Fiction.
- Reminiscing in old age.
- Spanish fiction--Translations into English.
- Spanish fiction.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 306 p. ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c1964.
- Summary:
- An imaginative portrait of an unscrupulous individual, the story also serves as commentary on Mexican society, most notably on the abuse of power--a theme that runs throughout Fuentes' work. As the novel opens, Artemio Cruz, former revolutionary turned capitalist, lies on his deathbed. He drifts in and out of consciousness, and when he is conscious his mind wanders between past and present. The story reveals that Cruz became rich through treachery, bribery, corruption, and ruthlessness. As a young man he had been full of revolutionary ideals. Acts committed as a means of self-preservation soon developed into a way of life based on opportunism. A fully realized character, Cruz can also be seen as a symbol of Mexico's quest for wealth at the expense of moral values.
- Notes:
- Translation of: La muerte de Artemio Cruz.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
- Cited in:
- Fiction core collection. 16th ed., p. 245
- OCLC:
- 2183200
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