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Mexico

A Novel

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Mexico

Auteur(s): James A. Michener
Narrateur(s): Alexander Adams
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 Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener, whose novels hurtle from the far reaches of history to the dark corners of the world, paints an intoxicating portrait of a land whose past and present are as turbulent, fascinating, and colorful as any other on Earth. When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his own Mexican ancestry—from the brilliance and brutality of the ancients, to the iron fist of the invading Spaniards, to modern Mexico, fighting through dust and bloodshed to build a nation upon the ashes of revolution. Architectural splendors, frenzied bullfights, horrific human sacrifice: Michener weaves them all into an epic human story that ranks with the best of his beloved bestselling novels.

Praise for Mexico

“Michener the storyteller at his finest . . . There are splendid and authentic scenes in the plaza de toros that are as dramatic as any written by Ernest Hemingway or Barnaby Conrad.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Astounding . . . fast-moving, intriguing . . . Michener is back in huge, familiar form with Mexico.”—Los Angeles Daily News

“An enthralling story . . . Michener artfully combines the history of Mexico with the art of bullfighting, teaching the reader about both and telling a grand story at the same time.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“A novel of epic proportions, abounding in visual and historical detail.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch Fiction Fiction de genre Historique Amérique Latine Mexique Militaire Sports animaliers Moyen Âge Japon impérial Révolution mexicaine Guerre

Ce que les critiques en disent

“Michener the storyteller at his finest . . . There are splendid and authentic scenes in the plaza de toros that are as dramatic as any written by Ernest Hemingway or Barnaby Conrad.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Astounding . . . fast-moving, intriguing . . . Michener is back in huge, familiar form with Mexico.”—Los Angeles Daily News

“An enthralling story . . . Michener artfully combines the history of Mexico with the art of bullfighting, teaching the reader about both and telling a grand story at the same time.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“A novel of epic proportions, abounding in visual and historical detail.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
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The book was overall quite enjoyable but it doesn't follow the regular Michener formula―starting with the Earth cooling and moving through the prehistoric epochs, then following a few families/individuals through key historical events with intertwining of the characters with each other and those events.

In this book, there is a single narrator who recounts various historical happenings and the rôles the narrator's ancestors played in these events, to illustrate the social and political developments that took place during Mexico's evolution from pre-conquest days through to the early sixties. The other narrative device pits representatives of the two major Mexican ethnic groups in a contest, with the narrator representative of the third major ethnic/political influence.

The story moves along at a pretty good clip but the time shifts can be a bit confusing at times. The characters are fairly well-developed but not as well as they might be, since the narrator is not a traditional "omniscient narrator".

I found the performer to have done a very good job with the reading and have no complaints there.

This wasn't my favourite Michener but it was enjoyable.

Not A Usual Michener.

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Michener has written some of the books l have loved best. I enjoy his tales that run through generations, historical fiction at its best.
Mexico contains some of that, but most of the book is centered on bull fighting. A subject which holds very little interest for me. It was, of course well written and researched. But the history of Mexico, and the families that built it take a back seat to Matadors and picadors and Toreros. If that's something you like, get the book.
But if you're looking for something like Centennial, maybe take a pass.

Not what I expected

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