Destiny and Desire: A Novel

Destiny and Desire: A Novel

Winner of the Cervantes Prize
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Carlos Fuentes, one of the worldâ€™s most acclaimed authors, is at the height of his powers in this stunning new novelâ€”a magnificent epic of passion, magic, and desire in modern Mexico, a rich and remarkable tapestry set in a world where free will fights with the wishes of the gods.

JosuÃ© Nadal has lost more than his innocence: He has been robbed of his lifeâ€”and his posthumous narration sets the tone for a brilliantly written novel that blends mysticism and realism. JosuÃ© tells of his fateful meeting as a skinny, awkward teen with JericÃ³, the vigorous boy who will become his twin, his best friend, and his shadow. Both orphans, the two young men intend to spend their lives in intellectual pursuitâ€”until they enter an adult landscape of sex, crime, and ambition that will test their pledge and alter their lives forever.

Idealistic JosuÃ© goes to work for a high-tech visionary whose stunning assistant will introduce him to a life of desire; cynical JericÃ³ is enlisted by the Mexican president in a scheme to sell happiness to the impoverished masses. On his journey into a web of illegality in which he will be estranged from JericÃ³, JosuÃ© is aided and impeded by a cast of unforgettable characters: a mad, imprisoned murderer with a warning of revenge, an elegant aviatrix and addict seeking to be saved, a prostitute shared by both men who may have murdered her way into a brilliant marriage, and the prophet Ezekiel himself.

Mixing ancient mythologies with the sensuousness and avarice and need of the twenty-first century, Destiny and Desire is a monumental achievement from one of the masters of contemporary literature.
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2011-01-04
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9781400068807

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2011-01-04
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9781400068807

Destiny and Desire: A Novel

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