Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Best Photo of the Day


Art Daily Newsletter
MEXICO CITY.- In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, left, embraces Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez during a round table discussion on Fuentes work at the UNAM national university in Mexico City. Fuentes, Mexicos most celebrated novelist and among Latin Americas most prominent authors, died on May 15, 2012 He was 83. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File.

Mexican author Carlos Fuentes poses for a photo after a press conference in Mexico City. AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini.

By: Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press


MEXICO CITY (AP).- Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died Tuesday in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83. Mexico's National Council for Culture for the Arts confirmed the death of Mexico's most celebrated novelist. The cause was not immediately known, said the culture official, who was not authorized to speak to the media. Mexican media reported Fuentes died at the Angeles del Pedregal hospital, where he was being treated for heart problems. The loss was immediately mourned worldwide via Twitter and across Mexican airwaves. A message on President Felipe Calderon's Twitter account said "I deeply lament the death of our beloved and admired Carlos Fuentes, a universal Mexican writer." ... More

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