The Campaign

By Carlos Fuentes

Book Overview

In this witty and enthralling saga of revolutionary South America, Carlos Fuentes explores the period of profound upheaval he calls" the romantic time." His hero, Baltasar Bustos, the son of a wealthy landowner, kidnaps the baby of a prominent judge, replacing it with the black baby of a prostitute. When he catches sight of the baby's mother, though, he falls instatnly in love with her and sets off on an anguished journey to repent his act and win her love.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374118280
• ISBN13: 9780374118280
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.9" x 6.2"