The Labyrinth of Solitude

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The Labyrinth of Solitude (Spanish: El Laberinto de la soledad) is an essay, published in 1950, written by the Mexican author and poet, Octavio Paz. The book is a reflection on Mexican history and identity that critically analyses Mexican society from its historical base, its relationships with other cultures, and its collective character. Through his experience living in the United States, Paz manages to elucidate what it is to be Mexican in a clear and intelligent manner, in the process writing a work of profound importance in literature and humanitarian thought.

The penchant for machismo, obsequiousness and apathy are for Paz a product of the internal, individual and cultural solitude that has taken root almost genetically in Mexican society.

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