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The fragmented pysche of Mexico: the narrative structure of La muerte de Artemio Cruz through the lens of Francisco Gonzales Pineda.
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MACLAS Latin American Essays
- Article date:
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March 1, 2002
- Author:
- Cunniffe, Kathleen
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Upon reading Carlos Fuentes's novel La muerte de Artemio Cruz (1962) for the first time, many readers find themselves confused, frustrated, and even lost, due to its complex narrative structure. With each chapter divided into three parts (Yo, Tu, El) the reader is left searching for an explanation of such a structure and the significance of each narrative voice. Much of the novel's early criticism emphasizes the challenges that this structure presents. Lanin Gyurko acknowledges this difficulty, noting that "... the structure is visible on the surface, like a literary exoskeleton, at times like a straitjacket over the narrative" (30). Andrea Lower suggests that the structure ...