Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this international classic, Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. Compared to Ortega y Gasset's The Revolt of the Masses for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains his most famous work, "The Labyrinth of Solitude," a beautifully written and deeply felt discourse on Mexico's quest for identity that gives us an unequalled look at the country hidden behind "the mask." Also included are "The Other Mexico," "Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude," "Mexico and the United States," and "The Philanthropic Ogre," all of which develop the themes of the title essay and extend his penetrating commentary to the United States and Latin America.

奥克塔维奥帕斯（Octavio Paz,1914—1998）,墨西哥作家、诗人、文学艺术批评家、社会活动家和外交家,在当代拉美和世界文坛享有盛誉。以杰出的文学成就获塞万提斯文学奖、国家文学奖和法国文学艺术最勋章等国内外20多个重要奖项。1990年以“充满激惰,视野开阔,渗透着感悟的智慧并体现了完美的人道主义”的作品而获得诺贝尔文学奖。

赵振江（1940—）,北京大学西语系教授,博士生导师,著名西班牙语诗歌翻译家。曾任北京大学西语系主任,中国西、葡、拉美文学研究会会长。著有《西班牙与西班牙语美洲诗歌导论》、《拉丁美洲文学史》（合著）、《山岩上的肖像：聂鲁达的爱情詩革命》（合著）、《拉丁美洲文学大花园》（合著）等,译有阿根廷史诗《马丁菲耶罗》、《拉丁美洲诗选》、《西班牙黄金世纪诗选》、《西班牙当代女性诗选》以及鲁文达里奥、米斯特拉尔、聂鲁达、巴略霍、帕斯、胡安赫尔曼、加西亚洛尔卡、马查多、希梅内斯、阿莱克桑德雷、阿尔贝蒂、米格尔埃尔南德斯等人的诗集,并与西班牙友人合作翻译出版了西文版《红楼梦》。西班牙国王于1998年授予他伊莎贝尔女王骑士勋章；阿根廷总统于1999年授予他共和国五月骑士勋章；智利总统于2004年授予他聂鲁达百年诞辰勋章,以表彰他对中外文化交流做出的贡献。2009年曾获中坤国际诗歌翻译奖,2014年获得鲁迅文学翻译奖。