René Avilés Fabila

Critical analysis of works by widely acclaimed Mexican writer (1940-2016) that portray his political philosophy. Focuses on four novels in which leitmotif revolves around Aviles Fabila's unique brand of political ethics: Los juegos (1967), El gran solitario de Palacio (1971), La canción de Odette (1982) and Réquiem por un suicida (1993). Examines his critical and ideological view of intellectual and cultural establishments, events of 1968, Mexican Catholicism, failures of left, and other aspects.