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Mexico, 1991: Black acid rain falls on "Makesicko City", the most polluted, most populated city in the world. Amid this apocalyptic landscape a prize is being offered to the first child born on the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. That child is the narrator of this passionate, savage novel by one of the world's preeminent writers. Notes: Translation of: Cristóbal Nonato. Description: xi, 531 p. ; 24 cm. Other Titles: Cristóbal Nonato. Responsibility: Carlos Fuentes ; translated from the Spanish by Alfred Mac Adam and the author. More information: Publisher description…
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6 editions · 3 languages- Other · English · 2005Dalkey Archive Press · 9781564783394
- Other · English · 1990Vintage Books · 531 pages · 9780679732228
- Other · English · 1989Farrar Straus Giroux · 531 pages · 9780374123345
- Other · Spanish · 2001Cristóbal NonatoSeix Barral · 574 pages · 9788432211140
- Other · German · 1991Das Vorleben und die Ansichten, die Geschichte und die gesammelten Erfahrungen des sinnreichen Kindes Christóbal NonatoDeutsche Verlags-Anstalt · 622 pages · 9783421066091
- Other · Spanish · 1990Cristóbal nonatoFondo de Cultura Económica · 569 pages · 9789681625047
Spanish language materialsFiction, generalFiction (fictional works by one author)