About the Author Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012). Connotado intelectual y uno de los principales exponentes de la narrativa mexicana, tiene una vasta obra que incluye novela, cuento, teatro y ensayo. Recibió numerosos premios, entre ellos los siguientes: Premio Biblioteca Breve 1967 por Cambio de piel; Premio Xavier Villaurrutia y Premio Rómulo Gallegos por Terra nostra; Premio Internacional Alfonso Reyes 1979; Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en Lingüística y Literatura 1984; Premio Cervantes 1987; Orden de la Independencia Cultural Rubén Darío, otorgada por el Gobierno Sandinista, 1988; Premio del Instituto Italo-Americano 1989 por Gringo viejo; Medalla Rectoral de la Universidad de Chile, 1991; Condecoración con la Orden al Mérito de Chile, en grado de Comendador, 1993; Premio Príncipe de Asturias 1994; Premio Internacional Grinzane Cavour 1994; Premio Picasso, otorgado por la UNESCO, 1994; Premio Cervantes, 1987; Premio de la Latinidad otorgado por las Academias Brasileña y Francesa de la Lengua, 2000; Legión de Honor del Gobierno Francés, 2003; Premio Roger Caillois 2003; Premio Real Academia Española 2004 por En esto creo; Premio Galileo 2000, Italia, 2005; Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, 2008; Premio Internacional Don Quijote de la Mancha 2008; Gran Medalla de Verneil 2010; y Premio Formento de las Letras, 2011. Read more
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Vlad
While the eastern European vampire theme is well established in popular literature, Carlos Fuentes casts a new illumination to this dark tale, bringing Vlad, a vampire of old wealth, to modern-day Mexico City. Fuentes weaves in masterfully issues of class and the quest for eternal youth. In this version, Fuentes introduces a dilemma of a two upper class parents, who, having already lost one child, must decide to relinquish their young daughter to Vlad, to keep her alive forever.This short book, similar in length, to Aura, is a quick read, but be prepared for a frightening images spun by the most masterful of storytellers. Two sequels to Vlad are expected to be published posthumously, extending Fuentes' masterpiece from beyond his grave.
B**P
deliciously creepy but incomplete
Vlad has Fuentes' usual wonderfully precise atmospheric descriptions. He rejected the currently fashionable craze for pretty-boy vampires and returns to the proper tradition of a hideous monster in disguise with some wonderful twists, the surprise of which I won't ruin, but involve the vampire's eyes and ears.The problem of the novel is it's incompleteness. The end is unsatisfying, and seems due more to the author's uncertainty as to direction rather than the possibility of a sequel.
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Five Stars
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