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Destiny and desire [electronic resource] : a novel / Carlos Fuentes ; translated by Edith Grossman.

Fuentes, Carlos. (Author). Grossman, Edith, 1936- (Added Author).

Summary:

The severed head of Josuãe Nadal, floating in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of Mexico, remembers his life, friends, enemies, and lovers, and his involvement in the drug trade and the corruption frequently encountered in his country.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780679604457 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 0679604456 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (415 p.)
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: La voluntad y la fortuna.
Formatted Contents Note:
Severed head -- Castor and Pollux -- Miguel Aparecido -- Max Monroy -- Cain and Abel -- Ascent to heaven.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Mexico > Fiction.
Central America > Fiction.
Death > Fiction.
Drug traffic > Mexico > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
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