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　　As the Los Angeles Times said: "Drawing expertly on five centuries of the cultural history of Europe and the Americas, Fuentes seeks to capture the spirit of the new, vibrant, and enduring civilization [in the New World] that began in Spain." Fuentes's singular success in this remarkable endeavor has made the book a classic in its field. (A Mariner Reissue).

作者简介

　　Carlos Fuentes is the author of more than a dozen novels -- including most recently The Years with Laura Diaz -- as well as several works of nonfiction. He has received many awards for his accomplishments. He divides his time between Mexico City and London.

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　　Mexican novelist and statesman Fuentes believes that a commoncultural heritage can help the countries of Latin America transcenddisunity and fragmentation. In a splendidly illustrated survey,companion to a TV series, he perceptively explores SpanishAmerica's love-hate relationship with Spain and its search for anidentity in its multicultural roots. His guiding metaphor is themirror--whether the glass found in Olmec tombs that guided the deadthrough the underworld, or Cervantes's Knight of the Mirror, whoattempted to cure Don Quixote of madness. In the popular assembliesof medieval Spain's townships, Fuentes finds a model for democraticchange in Latin American nations warped by oligarchy and U.S.imperialism. He paints a composite portrait of a dynamic culturethrough sophisticated meditations on Hernand Cortes's Machiavelliancharacter, Spain's self-mutilating expulsion of its Jews, thepillage of Indian society, Goya and the Enlightenment, Bolivar'squest for self-rule, modern painting, and the Hispanic community inthe U.S. (Publishers Weekly )Fuentes has used the occasion of thequincentennial of Columbus's voyage to the New World to reflect onthe Latin American experience in this tie-in to the BBC series ofthe same name to be aired on the Discovery Channel on April 19-23,1992. The theme of his thoughtful essay is the accommodation ofcultures--Spain unique in the Old World in bringing togetherChristians, Moors, and Jews and the New World intermingling theblood and cultures of Spaniards, Indians, and blacks. It is theunavoidable encounter with the Other that has shaped the New Worldexperience: "When we exclude, we betray ourselves," counselsFuentes. "When we include, we find ourselves." Spanish America'spredicament is that it inherited from Spain neither institutionsnor attitudes necessary for full partnership in the moderncapitalist world. Latin America remains derivative in culture andeconomy. Every page in this lapidary essay offers profound insightinto the Spanish American psyche. Fuentes concludes, "We have theright . . . to celebrate the great wealth, variety, and continuityof our culture. Indeed, as the quincentennial comes and goes, manythroughout Latin America will ask themselves, 'Why have our artistsand writers been so imaginative and our politicians sounimaginative?' " Highly recommended for a wide range of readers.Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 12/91.

<p>　　Mexican novelist and statesman Fuentes believes that a common
cultural heritage can help the countries of Latin America transcend
disunity and fragmentation. In a splendidly illustrated survey,
companion to a TV series, he perceptively explores Spanish
America's love-hate relationship with Spain and its search for an
identity in its multicultural roots. His guiding metaphor is the
mirror--whether the glass found in Olmec tombs that guided the dead
through the underworld, or Cervantes's Knight of the Mirror, who
attempted to cure Don Quixote of madness. In the popular assemblies
of medieval Spain's townships, Fuentes finds a model for democratic
change in Latin American nations warped by oligarchy and U.S.
imperialism. He paints a composite portrait of a dynamic culture
through sophisticated meditations on Hernand Cortes's Machiavellian
character, Spain's self-mutilating expulsion of its Jews, the
pillage of Indian society, Goya and the Enlightenment, Bolivar's
quest for self-rule, modern painting, and the Hispanic community in
the U.S. (Publishers Weekly )Fuentes has used the occasion of the
quincentennial of Columbus's voyage to the New World to reflect on
the Latin American experience in this tie-in to the BBC series of
the same name to be aired on the Discovery Channel on April 19-23,
1992. The theme of his thoughtful essay is the accommodation of
cultures--Spain unique in the Old World in bringing together
Christians, Moors, and Jews and the New World intermingling the
blood and cultures of Spaniards, Indians, and blacks. It is the
unavoidable encounter with the Other that has shaped the New World
experience: "When we exclude, we betray ourselves," counsels
Fuentes. "When we include, we find ourselves." Spanish America's
predicament is that it inherited from Spain neither institutions
nor attitudes necessary for full partnership in the modern
capitalist world. Latin America remains derivative in culture and
economy. Every page in this lapidary essay offers profound insight
into the Spanish American psyche. Fuentes concludes, "We have the
right . . . to celebrate the great wealth, variety, and continuity
of our culture. Indeed, as the quincentennial comes and goes, many
throughout Latin America will ask themselves, 'Why have our artists
and writers been so imaginative and our politicians so
unimaginative?' " Highly recommended for a wide range of readers.
Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 12/91.<br />
　　- David Keymer, SUNY Inst. of Technology, Utica--(Library Journal
)</p>

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