{"product_id":"the-good-conscience-paperback","title":"The Good Conscience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlos Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Hileman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e is Carlos Fuentes's second novel. The scene is Guanajuato, a provincial capital in Central Mexico, once one of the world's richest mining centers. The Ceballos family has been reinstated to power, and adolescent Jaime Ceballos, its only heir, is torn between the practical reality of his family's life and the idealism of his youth and his Catholic education. His father is a good man but weak; his uncle is powerful, yet his actions are inconsistent with his professed beliefs. Jaime's struggle to emerge as a man with a good conscience forms the theme of the book: can a rebel correct the evils of an established system and at the same time retain the integrity of his principles?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos Fuentes\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including \u003ci\u003eAura\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Artemio Cruz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Old Gringo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTerra Nostra\u003c\/i\u003e, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.52 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724100702271,"sku":"9780374507367","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/99a8be1188a9d8d1bf6c9e10a19d04fc.webp?v=1765101489","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-good-conscience-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}