H�ctor Aguilar Cam�n (born July 9, 1946 in Chetumal) is a Mexican writer, journalist and historian, and author of several novels, among them Death in Veracruz and Galio's War, of which Ariel Dorfman (Death and the Maiden) has exclaimed, "Without hesitation, I would call either one of these a classic of Latin American fiction." His most recent novel, Adios to My Parents was published in Mexico to great critical and popular acclaim in 2014. Death in Veracruz is the first work of his fiction to be translated into English. Chandler Thompson acquired his translating chops in the 1960s as a Peace Corps Volunteer, then while writing news stories in English from raw copy in Spanish and French. He's covered Mexico as a stringer for The Christian Science Monitor and as reporter for The El Paso Times. He translated Death in Veracruz between hearings while working as a court interpreter.
"'Death in Veracruz', the first novel by Mexican author H�ctor
Aguilar Cam�n to be translated into English, [is]...at its heart,
the noir romance of one man's unquenched passion for an old college
friend's wife." TOM NOLAN The Wall Street Journal
"Death in Veracruz is a marvel, the book provides us with lyric
density we only find in genius. I will immediately read everything
he has written." JIM HARRISON author of Legends of the Fall, The
Great Leader
"Death in Veracruz is a Byzantine knot of friendship, betrayal,
love, ambition, politics, money, oil and murder . . . recommended
for fans of politics, thrillers, history and Mexico." FOREWORD
REVIEW
"Death in Veracruz is not only an extraordinary thriller and love
story, but also a heartbreaking critique of Mexican corruption, as
relevant today, alas, as it was when it was first published..."
ARIEL DORFMAN author of Death and the Maiden
"I wish 'Speaking of Mysteries' was posting [an] interview with
H�ctor Aguilar Cam�n, but I don't speak Spanish. After reading this
book, though, I was sorely tempted to learn. I'm taking Spanish
lessons in anticipation of Aguilar Cam�" NANCIE CLARE former editor
of LA Times Magazine and author of The Spirit of Beverly Hills
"Mexican author Cam�n makes his English-language debut with this
gritty and convincing...tale of murder and corruption, first
published in 1985. Cam�n's style recalls Robert Stone...he
obviously possesses an intimate knowledge of the Mexican"
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
"This ambitious novel memorably brings together recent history,
horrific crimes, and an ever-present sense of corruption." KIRKUS
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