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The Old Gringo Lesson Plan
42,296 words, approx. 141 pages
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| Name: |
Carlos Fuentes | | Birth Date: |
November 11, 1928 | | Place of Birth: |
Mexico City, Mexico | | Nationality: |
Mexican | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, short story writer, novelist, essayist |
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 Biography of Carlos Fuentes
1035 words, approx. 3.5 pages
 Carlos Fuentes (born 1928) was a Mexican short-story writer, novelist, essayist, and political writer whose works are a mixture of social protest, realism, psychological insight, and fantasy. Carlos Fuentes was born on Nov. 11, 1928, in Mexico City. As t... summary from source:
Biography of Carlos Fuentes
11069 words, approx. 36.9 pages
 Born in Panama City on 11 November 1928, under the astrological sign of Scorpio, as he is fond of mentioning, Carlos Fuentes, one of Mexico's premier novelists, is the son of Rafael Fuentes Boettiger, a career diplomat and at the time attache to the Mexi... summary from source:
 Biography of Carlos Fuentes
10345 words, approx. 34.5 pages
Born in Panama City on 11 November 1928, under the astrological sign of Scorpio, as he is fond of mentioning, Carlos Fuentes, one of Mexico's premier novelists, is the son of Rafael Fuentes Boettiger, a career diplomat and at the time attaché to t...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Old Gringo Information
653 words, approx. 2 pages
Old Gringo is a 1989 film directed by Luis Puenzo and based on the novel Gringo Viejo by Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes.[1] The film stars Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, and Jimmy Smits. Tagline: A woman inspired by a man of dreams swept into the arms of a...
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 The Boston Globe Poor Old Gringo
10/29/1989: 656 words, approx. 2 pages Martin F. Nolan is editor of the Globe's editorial page. It will have its legions of followers as an almost-epic, a near-miss movie. Fans of Gregory Peck will screen it in years hence to prove Peck's greatness and durability. "Old Gringo" might have... summary from source:
The Nation The old gringo. (book reviews)
01/18/1986: 1,586 words, approx. 5 pages THE OLD GRINGO. Ambrose Bierce was 71 when, in 1913, he rode alone into Mexico to see the revolution. "I want to go down there and see if those Mexicans can shoot straight,' he explained to a friend. 1913 saw a lot...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Kenneth E. Hall
3,472 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following essay, Hall examines Fuentes's handling of the female perspective in The Old Gringo and illustrates parallels between the novel and "elegiac Western" films "which are characterized by a quality of lament for the passing of the hero, and by extension, of the heroic age of the American West."
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Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes | |
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About 226 pages (67,914 words) in 8 products |
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