Literature

Liberty and Power in Mexican Fiction

ABSTRACT

The social and political revolution Mexico experienced at the beginning of the twentieth century shaped the nation’s future for the next seventy years. The conference discussed how fiction written during the PRI period reflects and portrays this struggle for liberty.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Camín, Héctor Aguilar. Morir en el Golfo. Mexico: Cal y Arena, 2014.

Fuentes, Carlos. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. México: Random House, 2016.

Guzmán, Martín Luis. Ombras Completas II. Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2013.

Ibarguengoitia, Jorge. Maten al león. Mexico: Joaquín Planeta, 2014.

Leñero, Vicente. Los periodistas. Mexico: Seix Barral, 2015.

Rabasa, Emilio. El cuarto poder y moneda falsa. México: Porrúa, 1998.