Chac Mool | Carlos Fuentes
Filiberto, a man of forty years, lonely, lover of Mexican pre-Hispanic antiquities, employed in a government office in Mexico City , drowned in Acapulco . His friend - who tells the story - goes to find his remains and on the trip back to the city he reads Filiberto's personal diary. The transcription of this diary is the plot core of the story. The initial paragraphs correspond to routine days, with references to encounters with friends and melancholic reflections on the passage of time and individual destinies. This content will vary after Filiberto acquired an old stone figure of Chac mool , which with the passing of days will become a living being. The god will exercise an increasing control until he completely dominates Filiberto, who will seek to free himself from this slavery by fleeing to Acapulco, where he will find death.--translation provided by translate.google.com