Carlos Fuentes Reading Order

10 books (1973–2022)

This anthology series spans nine collections published between 1973 and 2006, edited by Carlos Fuentes. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Eye of the Heart. These compilations showcase literary fiction and short stories from Latin American writers, offering diverse perspectives across the region's literary traditions.

Start with Eye of the Heart, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Eye of the Heart 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Magical Realist Fiction 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Penguin Book of Latin American Short Stories 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Picador Book of Latin American Stories 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Vintage Book of Latin American Stories 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicana and Chicano Literature 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Very Mexican Christmas 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1992–1994)

The Foundations of Fear Anthology is a four-book series of horror and literary fiction collections published between 1992 and 1994, now complete. Begin with An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear and proceed in publication order through the three subsequent volumes. Each book features curated selections from classic and contemporary authors exploring different dimensions of fear and horror across literary traditions. These collections should be read in the order they were published to experience the editors' intended progression through the foundations of fear.

Start with An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell), the first of 4 books in the Foundations of Fear Anthology series.

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1	An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Clive Barker,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear(By: Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear(With: George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear(By: David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Clive Barker,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1984–2008)

Carlos Fuentes's non-fiction series consists of nine books published between 1984 and 2008, presenting a complete collection that should be read in publication order. The series spans essays, cultural criticism, and illustrated works exploring Mexican art, literature, and identity, with contributions from various collaborators including notable figures like Octavio Paz and Frida Kahlo herself. Topics covered range from the works of author Juan Rulfo to reflections on Mexican history and the artistic legacies of figures such as Frida Kahlo and Juan Soriano.

Start with Juan Rulfo's Mexico(With: Margo Glantz,Jorge Alberto Lozoya,Eduardo Rivero,Víctor Jiménez,E. Billeter), the first of 9 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Juan Rulfo's Mexico(With: Margo Glantz,Jorge Alberto Lozoya,Eduardo Rivero,Víctor Jiménez,E. Billeter) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Buried Mirror 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A New Time for Mexico 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Voluptuario 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Territories of Time 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	This I Believe 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fragile Demon: Juan Soriano in Mexico, 1935 to 1950(With: Octavio Paz,Edward J. Sullivan) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Frida Kahlo: National Homage 1907-2007(With: Frida Kahlo,James Oles,Salomon Grimberg,Raquel Tibol) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1981–1989)

Carlos Fuentes's three-book collection of short fiction spans from 1981 to 1989, presenting his literary work across Burnt Water, Myself with Others, and Constancia and Other Stories for Virgins. This complete series should be read in publication order to trace the author's evolving approach to the short story form. Fuentes blends literary fiction with his essayistic interests, offering readers his distinctive voice across the decade-long span of these interconnected collections.

Start with Burnt Water and read in order.

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1	Burnt Water 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Myself with Others 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Constancia and Other Stories for Virgins 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (1958–2009)

Carlos Fuentes published 21 standalone literary novels between 1958 and 2009, with the series now complete. Though each novel stands independently, readers interested in exploring Fuentes's full body of work should begin with Where the Air is Clear, his debut, and follow the publication order through works like The Death of Artemio Cruz, Terra Nostra, and The Old Gringo. This collection spans five decades of the Mexican author's literary and philosophical investigations into identity, history, and human consciousness.

Start with Where the Air is Clear, the first of 21 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Where the Air is Clear 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Good Conscience 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Aura 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Death of Artemio Cruz 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Change of Skin 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Terra Nostra 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Hydra Head 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Distant Relations 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Old Gringo 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Christopher Unborn 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Campaign 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Orange Tree 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Diana 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Crystal Frontier 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Years with Laura Diaz 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Inez 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Eagle's Throne 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Vlad 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Happy Families 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Destiny and Desire 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Adam in Eden 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible