Symposium, June 22nd, 2003
OF THE NUMEROUS LENGTHY AND COMPLEX NOVELS written by Mexican authors in recent decades, Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra (1975) is the longest and generally considered one of the most complex. This novel is Fuentes's most exhaustive exploration of the origins of Mexican culture. Through a symbolic rewriting of history from the Conquest up through the present, Fuentes presents a global vision of the roots of modern Mexican society. The novel's panoramic scope defies facile summarization. In the broadest of terms, Terra Nostra is divided into three parts that correspond to three overlapping geogra...
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