Carlos Fuentes, describing a Mexican baroque church. The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962)
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The facade of the Conquest, severe yet jocund, with one foot in the dead Old World and the other in the New.
— Carlos Fuentes on Mexico
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Mexico" (F)
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About Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías (November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, essayist, playwright and critic. He taught in several American and British universities, and served as his country’s ambassador to France.
About Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías (November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, essayist, playwright and critic. He taught in several American and British universities, and served as his country’s ambassador to France.
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