{"product_id":"myself-with-others-selected-essays-9780374522377","title":"Myself with Others: Selected Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMyself with Others\u003c\/i\u003e, Fuentes has assembled essays reflecting three of the great elements of his work: autobiography, love of literature, and politics. They include his reflections on his beginning as a writer, his celebrated Harvard University commencement address, and his trenchant examinations of Cervantes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Borges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including \u003ci\u003eAura\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Artemio Cruz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Old Gringo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTerra Nostra\u003c\/i\u003e, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844399075602,"sku":"9780374522377","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6d35885-1b0d-47b0-8f74-498d20f62584.jpg?v=1737318807","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/myself-with-others-selected-essays-9780374522377","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}