“Chac Mool can be nice when he wants to..., a glug-glug of delightful water... He knows fantastic stories about monsoons, equatorial rains, the punishment of the ...

Carlos Fuentes, “Chac-Mool” (from Burnt Water) It was only recently that Filiberto drowned in Acapulco. It happened during Easier Week.

Chac Mool by Carlos Fuentes Translated by Jonah Katz Not too long ago, Filbert died by drowning in Acapulco. It happened during All Saints' week.

Note: This unusual story by the Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes is actually a story-within-a-story, an embedded narrative in which our narrator Pepe reads the ...

Jan 30, 2023 · Chac Mool is a short story by Carlos Fuentes that tells the tale of a man who becomes obsessed with an ancient Aztec statue. It explores themes ...

Oct 17, 2019 · The story is narrated through a friend of the main character who is tasked with collecting Filiberto's body and possessions. The story switches ...

Aug 5, 2014 · In Fuentes' story, the protagonist, Filbert (Filiberto in the original), buys a chacmool (or as the story puts it, a replica of the Chac Mool, ...

Fuentes influenced contemporary Latin American literature, and his works have been widely translated into English and other languages.

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All Editions of Chac Mool ... Published January 1st 1973 by Salvat. Paperback, 119 pages. Edition Language: Spanish. Chac Mool y otros cuentos by Carlos Fuentes.