Aura: A Novel

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, May 14, 2013 - Fiction - 160 pages

This eBook edition of Carlos Fuentes' novel includes only the English translation by Lysander Kemp. The Spanish text is not included.

Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion.

 

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Contents

Section 1
2
Section 2
28
Section 3
29
Section 4
54
Section 5
55
Section 6
88
Section 7
114
Section 8
115
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Aura Bilingual Pa
Carlos Fuentes
Limited preview - 1975

Common terms and phrases

abiertos Abre los ojos ahora almohada anciana años Aura Aura's baja bien brazos cabeza cama Caminas campana casa cerca cerrados coloca comedor con la cuarto cuerpo debe dedos dejas desnudo después detienes detrás día dices dirá distinguir door el baúl el comedor empujas encuentras Entonces entras escuchas esfuerzo espalda espera eyes Felipe Montero fondo frente gatos habrá hallway hand hombros jardín joven la boca la joven la mesa la mirada la puerta la silla labios lado levantas llave Llorente look mano mesa mirada miras muchacha mujer muro noche nuevo objeto ojos verdes old lady oscuridad papeles pasillo patio pecho pesos piensas plantas Podrías propia puedes puerta quiere Quizás recámara recuerdas reloj rostro ruido sabes salir segundo señor Montero señora Consuelo sientes silencio sólo suelo tafeta tiempo tienes tocas toma tomar touch trabajo Tratas tuya vaho verás verts vestíbulo vida vieja viejo vuelves

About the author (2013)

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.

Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.

Bibliographic information

TitleAura: A Novel
AuthorCarlos Fuentes
Translated byLysander Kemp
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013
ISBN1466840048, 9781466840041
Length160 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Fiction / Literary
Fiction / Magical Realism
Fiction / World Literature / Mexico
  
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