The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) Signed First Edition Reference

La muerte de Artemio Cruz (Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico City, 1962; English: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1964, translated by Sam Hileman) follows a dying Mexican revolutionary who reviews his life — from idealistic young soldier in the Revolution to corrupt, powerful patriarch — through three alternating narrative voices (first, second, and third person). The novel’s structure enacts the fragmentation of memory and identity.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed Spanish first (FCE): $150–$400
• Signed English first (FSG): $75–$200
• Unsigned English first: $15–$30

The Fuentes trophy — his most critically acclaimed novel and the one most widely taught in university courses on Latin American literature.