Terra Nostra

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Terra Nostra is an ambitious, experimental historical novel by Carlos Fuentes that interweaves myth, history, and fantasy to explore the cultural and political formation of the Spanish-speaking world.

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instanceOf experimental novel
historical novel
novel
author Carlos Fuentes NERFINISHED
awarded Xavier Villaurrutia Award NERFINISHED
awardYear 1975
countryOfOrigin Mexico
explores cultural formation of Hispanic civilization
political formation of the Spanish-speaking world
firstEditionLanguageTitle Terra Nostra NERFINISHED
genre fantasy
historical fiction
magic realism
political fiction
hasCharacter Celestina NERFINISHED
El Señor NERFINISHED
Isabel NERFINISHED
Ludovico NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9780374511715
hasTranslation English
influencedBy Catholic tradition
European history
Spanish literature
literaryMovement Latin American Boom NERFINISHED
mainTheme colonialism
formation of the Spanish-speaking world
history and myth of Spain
identity
power and empire
religion and heresy
narrativeStyle multiple perspectives
nonlinear narrative
notableFeature complex narrative structure
interweaving of myth, history, and fantasy
very long length
originalLanguage Spanish
publicationYear 1975
publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Renaissance
Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED
setting France NERFINISHED
New World NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
structure triptych
translatedBy Margaret Sayers Peden NERFINISHED

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Carlos Fuentes notableWork Terra Nostra