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The Labyrinth of Solitude
- Form
- Form Essay Collection
- Year
- Year 1950
- Originally in
- Originally in Spanish
- Pages
- Pages 400
An essayist argues that Mexico's national character was shaped by the trauma of conquest and betrayal, and traces the masks, machismo and wild fiestas Mexicans use to hide a solitude they secretly long to share.
All of us, at some moment, have had a vision of our existence as something unique, untransferable and very precious.
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