Carlos Fuentes interviewed on ABC
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1chrisharpe
Yesterday I happened to hear an interesting half hour interview with Carlos Fuentes on ABC's "The Book Show". The event was recorded in 2005 and is available for download and Podcast at:- http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2226145.htm . Fuentes discusses his interest in politics, the universal importance of books and the imagination, and the resurgence of Latin American literature in the 20th Century, as well as reading a short excerpt of his work.
From the ABC page:-
Today on The Book Show, a treat from the archives—a conversation with one of Latin America's most prominent men of letters, the great Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes. In 2005, he had just received the Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prix, awarded annually to a writer of international stature and accomplishment, as a celebration of a lifetime of literary achievement.
Born in 1928 in Panama City, Carlos Fuentes had Mexican parents and later became a Mexican citizen. A writer of essays, literary history, novels, screenplays, plays and short stories, Fuentes combined his life as a writer with a successful career in international relations, which culminated in being appointed Mexico's ambassador to France in 1975–77.
In This I Believe (En Esto Creo) Fuentes tells us that as far as literature is concerned, the second half of the twentieth century belonged to Latin America. Think of García Márquez, Paz, Borges, Neruda, Asturias, Cortázar and think of Fuentes, too. His novels, such as A Change of Skin and The Death of Artemio Cruz, were inspirations for many readers who wondered how writers could speak for their societies, even as they tried to analyse and change them.
From the ABC page:-
Today on The Book Show, a treat from the archives—a conversation with one of Latin America's most prominent men of letters, the great Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes. In 2005, he had just received the Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prix, awarded annually to a writer of international stature and accomplishment, as a celebration of a lifetime of literary achievement.
Born in 1928 in Panama City, Carlos Fuentes had Mexican parents and later became a Mexican citizen. A writer of essays, literary history, novels, screenplays, plays and short stories, Fuentes combined his life as a writer with a successful career in international relations, which culminated in being appointed Mexico's ambassador to France in 1975–77.
In This I Believe (En Esto Creo) Fuentes tells us that as far as literature is concerned, the second half of the twentieth century belonged to Latin America. Think of García Márquez, Paz, Borges, Neruda, Asturias, Cortázar and think of Fuentes, too. His novels, such as A Change of Skin and The Death of Artemio Cruz, were inspirations for many readers who wondered how writers could speak for their societies, even as they tried to analyse and change them.
2berthirsch
I "mooched" his This I Believe- hope to get to it at some time so I can add my comments.
3chrisharpe
Hello berthirsh! I confess to never having much liked Carlos Fuentes as a novelist, but he is an extremely erudite and persuasive literary figure and this comes through in the interview. I am also amazed at how energetic he sounds in this interview, though he would have been pushing 80 at the time. I would think that the This I Believe would bring out the best in him and am curious to get hold of a copy myself. Happy reading!
