La región más transparente / Where The Air Is Clear
Novel , 1958
RAE
Pages: 752
A commemorative edition, prepared by the author himself, of the ‘great urban novel’ of Mexican literature.
An inventory of Mexican society, it is also a kind of avant-garde version of the human comedy, that charts in intriguing ways the meshing of different worlds and underworlds intertwine. Mexico City emerges in all its modern complexity, and the narrative traces the social relations woven by these worlds.
Considered the cornerstone of the Latin-American boom, Where The Air Is Clear was a ground-breaking work of literature from the start. Through the use of different literary techniques and new typographies, it subverted traditional narratives and opened new paths for literary creativity. It is considered to be the origin of a new kind of narrative within the history of Mexican literature.