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Carlos Fuentes Quotes
I am an artist. The pleasure of the flesh robs strength from my artistic vocation, I prefer to feel my sexual juices flow toward a painting, wash over it, fertilize it, realize it; the delights of the flesh castrate me, the delights of art satisfy me.
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Birth: | 11th November, 1928 |
Death: | 15th May, 2012 |
Nationality: | Mexican |
Profession: | Essayist, Novelist, Writer |
Carlos Fuentes was born in Panama City, Panama. He is a Mexican essayist, novelist and writer. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz, Aura, Terra Nostra, The Old Gringo and Christopher Unborn. His many literary honors include the Miguel de Cervantes Prize as well as Mexico's highest award, the Belisario DomÃnguez Medal of Honor. He was often named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he never won.
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