Summary
Bojana Kovačević Petrović: Karlos Fuentes in search of identity
The book Karlos Fuentes in search of identity includes a fundamental critical consideration of the theme of identity as one of the essential issues of Latin American society and the individual through the works of Carlos Fuentes, 1928–2012. For the identity of the Latin American man, in the opinion of the Mexican writer, the concept of mestizaje, the mixing of races, which came about after the discovery of America in 1492, by the "collision" of the Old and New Worlds, is key. Hence, the basis of Fuentes' work is a dialogue with pre-Hispanic cultures, a consideration of the significance of the discovery of America for Latin American identity and the influence of Spain in the formation of the consciousness of the Hispanic man.
Fuentes points to the internal struggle of Latin Americans to accept their own being, he points out that his multicultural origin represents the unique wealth and indisputable value of peoples and continents united by the Spanish language and assures that Hispanic America has found its identity in the XXI century, and that it has a new identity ahead of it. challenge, which is the recognition and acceptance of mutual differences, i.e. diversity - religious, ideological, sexual and any other.
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