In this masterly, deeply personal, and provocative book, the
internationally renowned Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, whose work
has been called "a combination of Poe, Baudelaire, and Isak
Dinesen" ("Newsweek"), steps back to survey the wellsprings of art
and ideology, the events that have shaped our time, and his
extraordinary life and fiercest passions.
Arranged alphabetically from "Amore" to "Zurich," "This I Believe"
takes us on a marvelous inner journey with a great writer. Fuentes
ranges wide, from contradictions inherent in Latin American culture
and politics to his long friendship with director Luis Bunuel.
Along the way, we find reflection on the mixed curse and blessing
of globalization; memories of a sexual initiation in Zurich; a fond
tracing of a family tree heavy with poets, dreamers, and diplomats;
evocations of the streets, cafes, and bedrooms of Washington,
Paris, Santiago de Chile, Cambridge, Oaxaca, and New York; and a
celebration of literary heroes including Balzac, Cervantes,
Faulkner, Kafka, and Shakespeare. Throughout, Fuentes captivates
with the power of his intellect and his prose.
Here, too, are vivid, often heartbreaking glimpses into his
personal life. "Silvia" is a powerful love letter to his beloved
wife. In "Children," Fuentes recalls the births of his daughters
and the tragic death of his son; in "Cinema" he relives the magic
of films such as "Citizen Kane" and "The Wizard of Oz." Further
extending his reach, he examines the collision between history and
contemporary life in "Civil Society," "Left," and
"Revolution."
And he poignantly addresses the experiences we all hold in common
as he grapples with beauty, death, freedom, God, and sex. By turns
provocative and intimate, partisan and universal, this book is a
brilliant summation of an international literary career. Revisiting
the influences, commitments, readings, and insights of a lifetime,
Fuentes has fashioned a magnificently coherent statement of his
view of the world, reminding us once again why reading Fuentes is
"like standing beneath the dome of the Sistine Chapel. . . . The
breadth and enormity of this accomplishment is breathtaking" ("The
Denver Post").
"From the Hardcover edition."
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