Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''
The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), ''
Aura'' (1962), ''
Terra Nostra'' (1975), ''
The Old Gringo'' (1985) and ''
Christopher Unborn'' (1987). In his obituary, ''
The New York Times'' described Fuentes as "one of the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world" and an important influence on the
Latin American Boom, the "explosion of Latin American literature in the 1960s and '70s", while ''
The Guardian'' called him "Mexico's most celebrated novelist". His many literary honors include the
Miguel de Cervantes Prize as well as Mexico's highest award, the
Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (
1999). He was often named as a likely candidate for the
Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won.
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