{"product_id":"this-i-believe-an-a-to-z-of-a-life-9780812972542","title":"This I Believe: An A to Z of a Life","description":"In this masterly, deeply personal, and provocative book, the internationally renowned Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, whose work has been called \"a combination of Poe, Baudelaire, and Isak Dinesen\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e), steps back to survey the wellsprings of art and ideology, the events that have shaped our time, and his extraordinary life and fiercest passions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArranged alphabetically from \"Amore\" to \"Zurich,\" \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a marvelous inner journey with a great writer. Fuentes ranges wide, from contradictions inherent in Latin American culture and politics to his long friendship with director Luis Buñuel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, we find reflection on the mixed curse and blessing of globalization; memories of a sexual initiation in Zurich; a fond tracing of a family tree heavy with poets, dreamers, and diplomats; evocations of the streets, cafés, and bedrooms of Washington, Paris, Santiago de Chile, Cambridge, Oaxaca, and New York; and a celebration of literary heroes including Balzac, Cervantes, Faulkner, Kafka, and Shakespeare. Throughout, Fuentes captivates with the power of his intellect and his prose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, too, are vivid, often heartbreaking glimpses into his personal life. \"Silvia\" is a powerful love letter to his beloved wife. In \"Children,\" Fuentes recalls the births of his daughters and the tragic death of his son; in \"Cinema\" he relives the magic of films such as \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e. Further extending his reach, he examines the collision between history and contemporary life in \"Civil Society,\" \"Left,\" and \"Revolution.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd he poignantly addresses the experiences we all hold in common as he grapples with beauty, death, freedom, God, and sex. By turns provocative and intimate, partisan and universal, this book is a brilliant summation of an international literary career. Revisiting the influences, commitments, readings, and insights of a lifetime, Fuentes has fashioned a magnificently coherent statement of his view of the world, reminding us once again why reading Fuentes is \"like standing beneath the dome of the Sistine Chapel. . . . The breadth and enormity of this accomplishment is breathtaking\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812972542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.77d","brand":"Carlos Fuentes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45418912121013,"sku":"9780812972542","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b2ad30a9-5c8c-4f9a-97bb-d149dd506926.jpg?v=1748390294","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-i-believe-an-a-to-z-of-a-life-9780812972542","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}