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Aura is a short novel written by Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, first published in 1962 in Mexico. This novel is considered as magic realism literary fiction for its remarkable description of “dreamlike” themes and the complexion of “double identity” portrayed by the character.
Aura is a short novel written by Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, first published in 1962 in Mexico. This novel is considered as a fantastic literature for its remarkable description of “dreamlike” themes and the complexion of “double identity” portrayed by the character.
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—Aura... La señora se moverá por la primera vez desde que tu entraste a su recamara; al extender otra vez su mano, tu sientes esa respiración agitada a tu lado y entre la mujer y tu se extiende otra mano que toca los dedos de la anciana. Miras a un lado y la muchacha esta allí, esa muchacha que no alcanzas a ver de cuerpo
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This short story by Carlos Fuentes centers on Felipe Montero, a young historian and teacher, and Consuelo Llorente, an enigmatic widow. We learn that Felipe first...
Within Fuentes’s body of works, Aura (1962) stands out as a brilliant, succinct example of the author’s lifelong preoccupation with literature’s sociopolitical dimensions and his interest in how history and myths influence and shape the present moment, often in unexpected ways.
AURA by Carlos Fuentes, 1962. Aura, one of Carlos Fuentes's most characteristic novellas, evinces extensive acquaintance with mythology and number symbolism. Fuentes's use of the occult, archetypes, and witches are significant.
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There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion.
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