The Death of Artemio Cruz

The Death of Artemio Cruz

Cover of the first edition
Author	Carlos Fuentes
Original title	La muerte de Artemio Cruz
Translator	Sam Hileman, Alfred MacAdam
Language	Spanish
Set in	Mexico, 1889–1960
Publisher	Fondo de Cultura Económica
Publication date	1962
Publication place	Mexico
Published in English	1964
Media type	Print
Pages	316
OCLC	221360824
Dewey Decimal	863.64

The Death of Artemio Cruz (Spanish: La muerte de Artemio Cruz, pronounced [aɾˈtemjo ˈkɾus]) is an historical fiction novel published in 1962 by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes. An English translation by Sam Hileman was published in 1964, and a new translation by Alfred MacAdam in 1991. It is considered to be a milestone in the Latin American Boom.