El espejo enterrado

Synopsis of El espejo enterrado

«El espejo enterrado» is Carlos Fuentes's essay on the history and culture of the Hispanic world, published by Taurus in paperback (573 pages, in Spanish).

Carlos Fuentes covers more than five hundred years of shared history between Spain and Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to the twentieth century. Through the symbol of the mirror, he analyzes how both shores of the Atlantic have looked at, imagined and transformed each other, and reflects on the identity, memory and cultural heritage of Hispanic peoples.

Work originally published in 1992, associated with Fuentes's television project of the same name. This paperback edition from Taurus belongs to the Taurus Bolsillo collection.

Aimed at readers interested in the history of Spain and Spanish America and in the cultural essay of one of the great Mexican authors of the twentieth century.