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In this 1992 interview with Don Swaim, author Carlos Fuentes talks about his novel of Ambrose Bierce, The Old Gringo, which Fuentes began writing when he was eighteen years old. Fuentes remembers his childhood as the son of a diplomat, growing up in Washington, D.C., Panama and Chile. He discusses the time he was banned from entering the United States, and recieved a waiver from Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Carlos Fuentes also talks about the problems of literary translations, and his book about Spain and the New World, The Buried Mirror. Listen
to the Carlos Fuentes interview with Don Swaim, April 22,1992 These files are for your personal use only. |
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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in their entirety. © Ohio University |
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