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Mexico by Michener, James Albert, 1907- aut is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><P>"Astounding...Fast-moving, Intriguing...James Michener is back in huge, familiar form with MEXICO."<br>LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS Here is the story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his Mexican ancestors. From the brutality and brilliance of the ancients, to the iron fist of the invading Spaniards, to the modern-day Mexicans battling through dust and bloodshed to build a nation upon the ashes of revolution, James Michener weaves it all into an epic human story that ranks with the best of his beloved, bestselling novels.<br>A MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Schematic plotting, tortilla-thin characterizations and lengthy digressions on bullfighting mar this lumbering multigenerational saga about Mexico's resilient spirit, which Michener began in 1961 and returned to 30 years later. Norman Clay, earnest American journalist born and raised in Mexico, is sent to his native city in 1961 to cover a potentially deadly showdown between two famous matadors who represent ``the two faces of Mexico, the Spaniard
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Michener, James Albert, 1907- aut
- Publisher
- New York: Fawcett Crest
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780449221877
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.72 / 5 (3,326 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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