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Carlos Fuentes' Cambridge Lectures Published as 'Le Sourire d'Erasme'

publication · 2026-04-23

Carlos Fuentes' lectures at Cambridge have been compiled and published under the title 'Le Sourire d'Erasme'. The texts offer a broad historical and critical overview of Indo-Afro-Ibero-American literature, reviewing works by Lezama Lima, Carpentier, García Márquez, Cortázar, and lesser-known authors such as Rómulo Gallegos and Mariano Azuela. This publication coincides with the release of a short story collection titled 'Constancia et autres histoires pour vierges'.

Key facts

  • Carlos Fuentes gave lectures at Cambridge.
  • The lectures are published as 'Le Sourire d'Erasme'.
  • The book covers Indo-Afro-Ibero-American literature.
  • Authors discussed include Lezama Lima, Carpentier, García Márquez, Cortázar.
  • Lesser-known authors Rómulo Gallegos and Mariano Azuela are also reviewed.
  • A short story collection 'Constancia et autres histoires pour vierges' is released simultaneously.
  • The publication date is February 1993.
  • The source is artpress.com.

Entities

Artists

  • Carlos Fuentes
  • Lezama Lima
  • Alejo Carpentier
  • Gabriel García Márquez
  • Julio Cortázar
  • Rómulo Gallegos
  • Mariano Azuela

Institutions

  • University of Cambridge
  • artpress

Locations

  • Cambridge
  • United Kingdom

Sources