{"product_id":"la-frontera-de-cristal-the-crystal-frontier-9786073144674","title":"La frontera de cristal","description":"\u003cb\u003eCarlos Fuentes examines the separation between Mexico and the United States through the lens of discrimination, racism, violence, but also the strength of Mexican life, which seems to survive all aggressions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLa frontera de cristal\u003c\/i\u003e, Carlos Fuentes is the same narrator as in his best books: aggressive, vital, powerful. He finds every possible angle in a story, with an unexpected twist: humor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel is told through nine stories that take place, on both sides, in the vicinity of the border line between Mexico and the United States. Beyond the inevitable, which usually appears in the form of discrimination, violence, and helplessness, the characters who inhabit these pages find material for dreams and energy for humor, if only because they know that \"the only real border is between body and soul.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarlos Fuentes reproduces the separation that has occurred between both countries over 200 years and examines it through the lens of discrimination, racism, violence, but also the strength of Mexican life, which seems to survive all aggressions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritics have said:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"By telling our stories, Carlos Fuentes makes us indispensable, and thanks to him, we are recognizable\" -Elena Poniatowska- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel portrays Carlos Fuentes' best; it is aggressive, sharp, and powerful. With penetrating humor and frank narrative, the nine stories (in this novel) depict the rift that has occurred between the U.S. and Mexico in the last two hundred years. But Fuentes also gives us an insight into the force of Mexican life and culture, and how it has been able to survive in spite of the injustice and corruption in Mexico that have caused so many to seek to immigrate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16149189\"\u003eCarlos Fuentes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Debolsillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786073144674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6073144679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2012). Connoted intellectual and one of the main exponents of Mexican narrative, he has a vast body of work that includes novels, short stories, plays, and essays. He received numerous awards, among them the following: Biblioteca Breve Prize 1967 for Cambio de piel; Xavier Villaurrutia Prize and Rómulo Gallegos Prize for \u003ci\u003eTerra nostra\u003c\/i\u003e; Alfonso Reyes International Prize 1979; National Prize for Sciences and Arts in Linguistics and Literature 1984; Cervantes Prize 1987; Order of Cultural Independence Rubén Darío, awarded by the Sandinista Government, 1988; Italo-American Institute Prize 1989 for \u003ci\u003eGringo viejo\u003c\/i\u003e; Rectoral Medal of the University of Chile, 1991; Condecoration with the Order of Merit of Chile, in the degree of Commander, 1993; Prince of Asturias Award 1994; Grinzane Cavour International Prize 1994; Picasso Prize, awarded by UNESCO, 1994; Cervantes Prize, 1987; Latinity Prize awarded by the Brazilian and French Academies of Language, 2000; Legion of Honor of the French Government, 2003; Roger Caillois Prize 2003; Royal Spanish Academy Prize 2004 for \u003ci\u003eEn esto creo\u003c\/i\u003e; Galileo 2000 Prize, Italy, 2005; Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, 2008; Don Quijote de la Mancha International Prize 2008; Grand Medal of Verneil 2010; and Formento de las Letras Prize, 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debolsillo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48913359143149,"sku":"9786073144674","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_db4dee8f-e024-4d0f-bb95-c66ae4c2a9df.jpg?v=1761239324","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/la-frontera-de-cristal-the-crystal-frontier-9786073144674","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}