La región más transparente

Synopsis of La región más transparente

«La región más transparente» is the novel by Carlos Fuentes published by Alfaguara in its special 35th-anniversary edition, in paperback, in Spanish.

Carlos Fuentes paints a choral portrait of Mexico City in the mid-20th century, with characters ranging from the upper bourgeoisie and Porfirian aristocracy to the proletariat and those living between classes. Through a fragmentary structure and multiple narrative voices, the work explores Mexican identity and the life of a metropolis in full transformation.

The novel was originally published in 1958. This Alfaguara edition commemorates the publisher's 35th anniversary, within the collection «35 años literalmente apasionantes».

For readers of Latin American fiction who want an urban novel about 20th-century Mexico.