OneofthelateCarlosFuentes’sfinalprojects,thiscompendiumofhiscriticismtracestheevolutionoftheLatinAmericannovelfromthediscoveryofAmericatothepresentday.Combininghistoricalperspectivewithpersonalandoftenopinionatedinterpretation,FuentesgivesusatourfromMachadodeAssistoBorgesandbeyond.Alandmarkanalysis,aswellasascintillatingandoftenwrycommentaryonagreatauthor’speersandinfluences,thisbookisasmuchacontributiontoLatinAmericanliteratureasitisachronicleofthatliterature’sgreatestachievements.
