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CHAPTER XI: THE QUEST FOR AN AUTONOMOUS INDIVIDUAL AND NATIONAL IDENTITY: LA CABEZA DE LA HIDRA.

A literary criticism of the book "La cabeza de la hidra," by Carlos Fuentes is presented. It analyzes the theme of the double in this spy thriller work of Fuentes. It asserts that in the work, aside from character doublings, there are almost exact reenactments of scenes and dialogues and even a doub...

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Published in:Lifting The Obsidian Mask: The Artistic Vision of Carlos Fuentes pp. 213 - 231
Main Author: Gyurko, Lanin A.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 2007
Subjects:
Criticism
La cabeza de la hidra (Book)
Fuentes, Carlos, 1928-2012
Spy stories
Suspense fiction
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:A literary criticism of the book "La cabeza de la hidra," by Carlos Fuentes is presented. It analyzes the theme of the double in this spy thriller work of Fuentes. It asserts that in the work, aside from character doublings, there are almost exact reenactments of scenes and dialogues and even a doubling of the very structure of the work. An overview of the story is also given.