Mexican Literature: Need suggestions, please

[Penguin]

For world literature next year, I want something from Mexico.

 

Any suggestions? Novels, short stories, poetry or essays.

 

Right now, I am leaning toward something by Octavio Paz. If you can recommend a particular work by Octavio Paz or would like to suggest a different author, I am open to ideas.

[Matryoshka]

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

[chiguirre]

The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes might be a good choice. It's sort of a Mexican Citizen Kane. It covers a lot of modern Mexican history, it's relatively short and it's definitely considered a modern classic. It's got adult content so you might want to preread.

[Emerald Stoker]

I read the Fuentes book long ago, and remember it being very good. Another one I remember reading back then was Mariano Azuela's The Underdogs, which I also liked.

[klmama]

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz  - poetry - early feminist (1600s)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_In%C3%A9s_de_la_Cruz