To write about Mexico is to write about the eternal struggle... - Carlos Fuentes

"To write about Mexico is to write about the eternal struggle between tradition and progress"

Carlos Fuentes Literature

Novelist Mexican 1928–2012

More from Carlos Fuentes

"I am my language."

"The novel is born from the matrix of gossip."

"Time is a river flowing toward oblivion."

"Writing is a way to transcend reality."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."