Carlos Fuentes dies aged 83
Mexico's most celebrated novelist has died in hospital in Mexico City, he was reportedly suffering from heart problems
Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's most celebrated novelist and a leading figure in Latin America's 20th century literary boom of the 1960s and 70s, has died in hospital in Mexico City. He was 83 and reportedly suffering from heart problems.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012
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