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Carlos Fuentes, born on November 11, 1928 and died on May 15, 2012, was a renowned Mexican novelist. His works are characterized by deep social insight and a unique literary style, which have had a profound impact on Latin American literature.

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“Literature overtakes history, for literature gives you more than one life. It expands experience and opens new opportunities to readers.”

Giving Literature Opportunity History Reader New Opportunity

Author:Carlos Fuentes

“In literature, you know only what you imagine”

Knows Writing Literature Imagine

Book:This I Believe: An A-Z of a Writer's Life

Source: This I Believe: An A-Z of a Writer's Life

“Religion is dogmatic. Politic is ideological. Reason must be logical, but literature has a privilege of being equivocal.”

Reason Literature Privilege Logical Ideological Dogmatic

Author:Carlos Fuentes

“For me, life without literature is inconceivable. I think that Don Quixote in a physical sense never existed, but Don Quixote exists more than anybody who existed in 1605. Much more. There's nobody who can compete with Don Quixote or with Hamlet. So in the end we have the reality of the book as the reality of the world and the reality of history.”

Thinking World Book Ends Reality Literature

Author:Carlos Fuentes

“I am a literary animal. For me, everything ends in literature.”

Ends Literature Animal

Author:Carlos Fuentes

About the Author

Born: November 11, 1928
Died: May 15, 2012
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 123

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