The Death of Artemio Cruz

Book • 1964

Mentioned by

Chosen by

Paul Gillingham

as the great classic Mexican novel because of its tragic portrayal of revolutionary ambition, wealth, and moral emptiness.

Mentioned by Jake as a book by Carlos Fuentes that tells a story that contains a lot about the class stratification during the Porfiriato.

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