The Death of Artemio Cruz
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The Death of Artemio Cruz is a landmark 1962 novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes that uses fragmented, shifting perspectives to explore power, memory, and corruption in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel → |
| adaptation |
radio adaptation
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| author |
Carlos Fuentes
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| centralEvent |
Artemio Cruz on his deathbed recalling his life
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| character |
Catalina
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Padilla → Teresa → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Mexico
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| explores |
formation of Mexican national identity
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relationship between personal memory and history → |
| followedBy |
Aura
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| genre |
historical novel
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modernist novel → political novel → |
| hasSubject |
Mexican Revolution
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landownership and agrarian reform → |
| hasTranslation |
English
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| influencedBy |
William Faulkner
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modernist narrative techniques → |
| literaryMovement |
Latin American Boom
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| literarySignificance |
landmark of 20th-century Latin American literature
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| mainCharacter |
Artemio Cruz
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| narrativePerspective |
first person
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second person → third person → |
| narrativeTechnique |
fragmented narrative
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shifting perspectives → |
| notableFor |
critique of post-revolutionary Mexican elite
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innovative narrative structure → |
| originalLanguage |
Spanish
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| originalTitle |
La muerte de Artemio Cruz
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| partOf |
Carlos Fuentes bibliography
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| precededBy |
Where the Air Is Clear
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| publicationYear |
1962
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| publisher |
Fondo de Cultura Económica
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| settingLocation |
Mexico
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| settingPeriod |
post-revolutionary Mexico
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| structure |
frame narrative around deathbed
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nonlinear timeline → |
| theme |
Mexican Revolution legacy
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betrayal → corruption → death → identity → memory → power → |
| timeSpanDepicted |
from Mexican Revolution to mid-20th century
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Latin American literature
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Latin American Boom
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The Death of Artemio Cruz
("La muerte de Artemio Cruz")
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