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In this masterly, deeply personal, and provocative audiobook, the internationally renowned Mexican article writer Carlos Fuentes, whose work has been called "a blend of Poe, Baudelaire, and Isak Dinesen" (Newsweek), steps back again to market research the wellsprings of artwork and ideology, the occasions that have molded our time, and his outstanding life and fiercest passions. Organized alphabetically from "Amore" to "Zurich," This I Believe will take us on the marvelous inner quest with a great article writer. Fuentes ranges vast, from contradictions natural in Latin American culture and politics to his long camaraderie with director Luis Buuel. Along the way, we find reflection on the merged curse and blessing of globalization; remembrances of a sexual initiation in Zurich; a fond tracing of a family group tree heavy with poets, dreamers, and diplomats; evocations of the roads, cafes, and bedrooms of Washington, Paris, Santiago de Chile, Cambridge, Oaxaca, and NY; and a party of literary heroes including Balzac, Cervantes, Faulkner, Kafka, and Shakespeare. Throughout, Fuentes captivates with the energy of his intellect and his prose. Here, too, are vivid, often heartbreaking glimpses into his personal life. "Silvia" is a robust love letter to his beloved partner. In "Children," Fuentes recalls the births of his daughters and the tragic fatality of his child; in "Cinema" he relives the magic of films such as Citizen Kane and The Wizard of Oz. Further extending his reach, he examines the collision between record and modern-day life in "Civil Culture," "Still left," and "Revolution." And he poignantly addresses the encounters we all keep in common as he grapples with beauty, fatality, independence, God, and intimacy. By turns provocative and close, partisan and universal, this audiobook is an excellent summation of an international literary career.
