La región más transparenteLa región más transparente

To celebrate the happy occurrence of Carlos Fuentes' 80th birthday, and his masterpiece's 50th anniversary, the Real Academia Española and the Asociación de Academias have enthusiastically joined the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua in the creation of a commemorative edition of this memorable work of fiction.A pioneer work in the exploration of the use of language, Fuentes's masterpiece, La región más transparente, is credited with influencing not only Fuentes' subsequent works, but also that of his contemporaries. Received with mixed opinions on its publication, the novel was soon flagged as the initial blaze in the historical boom of the New Latin American Novel.The first grand urban novel about post-revolutionary Mexico, it is an unsparing portrayal of Mexico City's upper class and a critical view of Mexico City's past and present. Departing from a traditional linear narrative, Fuentes constructs his novel around a series of encounters with members of this world. Exposing the social and psychological processes of Mexico, Fuentes shows the struggle between god and devil, ancient and modern, and the price a country must pay after revolution.As with other works in this collection, scholars from various countries have contributed to this edition, and Carlos Fuentes himself has revised the text. Prepared by the Concepción Company in conjunction with the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua and the Instituto de Lexicografía of the RAE, an essential bibliography, a glossary of voices used in the novel, and an index of Saint's days, round off this commemorative volume.