The Buried Mirror
by Carlos Fuentes
Taste attributes: historicaldocumentaryjournalisticslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceall consuming quest
Boxlist takeA grounded, slow-paced non-fiction book: heavy and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
In his introduction to this passionate history of Spain and the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas, Carlos Fuentes asks the necessary question: What do we really have to celebrate on the five hundredth anniversary of Columbus's historic voyage to the New World?
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- Author
- Carlos Fuentes
- Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 440
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