Carlos Fuentes (1928 – 2012)
The result was his masterpiece, The Alexandria Quartet.
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Fuentes is heir to many lineages: of Mexico, of the world, of literature, of diplomacy, of the imagination.
In honoring him today, my researches turned up this apposite quote from Aldo Matteucci at the Reflections on Diplomacy blog:
To survive, a diplomat needs poetry. Filed amidst the many layers of the brief, the short poem will refresh the bleary mind. Poetry brings distance – hence perspective and insight. Poetry reminds the diplomat that the best professional is the amateur.
Most deeply – poetry is truth.
Carlos Fuentes survives us all.
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Andreas Moser:
May 16th, 2012 at 8:06 am
Unfortunately I could never warm to his literature: http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/mexican-literature/ Maybe I shouldn’t have started with “Aura”. Does anyone have a better recommendation?
Bryan Alexander:
May 16th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Beautiful obit post, Charles. Thanks for the pointer to Terra.
Actually, Aura is a novella I deeply love, Andreas!
Lexington Green:
May 18th, 2012 at 2:08 am
I have never read Fuentes. I suppose I should add him to the unfathomably tall stack … .
Charles Cameron:
May 18th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
It will add stature to your already unfathomable stack…