Carlos Fuentes searches for Spain's cultural past in 'The Buried Mirror' Interview by Julie Braun Kessler E ven in open collar and jeans, Carlos Fuentes appears a dapper figure, his dark eyes the more expressive as his hair and mustache go gray. Having also written the television series to accompany it, the writer has set out on a passionate search for his own heritage. Whatever the justice of such a historical point of view may be, it would seem high time to redress the balance. Thus, when he was approached by the BBC's Michael Gill, the producer responsible for Sir Kenneth Clark's series, Fuentes was immediately challenged.
Culture is, after all, the product of many races and many traditions.
Its vitality must be sought everywhere. We of the New World must examine those roots to discover who we are today. The result of his far-ranging search is The Buried Mirror , a beautiful volume, grandly illustrated and printed on glossy paper. That would be a pity. Fuentes's text is thoroughly innovative and engrossing from cover to cover.