Over thirty years ago a Pulitzer Prize winner set aside a half-completed manuscript. That manuscript was MEXICO. It would become an international bestseller in the winter of 1992-93. The author is James A. Michener. And this is what happened.

«It may be unique for a writer to publish an epic novel and, in the same season, a separate book-length guide to that novel’s genesis, development, abandonment and resurrection 30 years later. But that is what James Michener has done. The novel is MEXICO and the commentary is MY LOST MEXICO, and the two together will form a rewarding experience… MY LOST MEXICO on its own is a treat.» -The New York Times Book Review

«Writers like Michener ‘cast out’ like trout fishermen; their scale is vast. This book, perhaps more than the actual novel ‘Mexico,’ will be invaluable to any aspiring or working writer» -The L.A. Times