▁on ▁his ▁work ▁includes ▁that ▁of ▁Beat riz ▁Es pe jo , ▁Gonz alo ▁Ro jas ▁and ▁John ▁Ban ville . ▁Auth ors ▁that ▁he ▁also ▁adm ires ▁include ▁Thomas ▁Mann , ▁Paul ▁Aust er , ▁John ▁Che ever , ▁Hem ing way , ▁and ▁Juan ▁R ul fo ▁but ▁cons iders ▁his ▁style ▁closer ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Raymond ▁Car ver , ▁En rique ▁S erna ▁and ▁Ag ust in ▁M ons real . ▁ ▁Author ▁Rafael ▁Ram ire z ▁Her edia ▁wrote ▁that ▁Martin ▁is ▁a ▁writer ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁appeal ▁to ▁conscience ▁but ▁rather ▁profiles ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁and ▁their ▁pass ions , ▁pain , ▁lov es ▁and ▁losses , ▁lean ing ▁to ▁human ity ’ s ▁dark er ▁side . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁try ▁to ▁give ▁any ▁spiritual ▁sol ace ▁to ▁readers , ▁which ▁leads ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁reading ▁public ▁to ▁reject ▁his ▁work . ▁In ▁fact , ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁relatives ▁do ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁his ▁literary ▁events ▁because ▁his ▁work ▁is ▁so ▁dark . ▁For ▁example , ▁Monte z uma ’ s ▁Re ven ge ▁is ▁a ▁blo ody ▁and ▁er otic ▁story ▁set ▁in ▁M ér ida , ▁Play a ▁del ▁Car men ▁and ▁Hol box ▁The ▁following ▁work , ▁Monte z uma ’ s ▁Re ven ge ▁y ▁otras ▁de le ites ▁is ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁Mexican ▁man ▁and ▁foreign ▁woman , ▁studying ▁mostly ▁the ▁dark ▁aspects ▁of ▁Mex icans ’ ▁att itudes ▁towards ▁those ▁from ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Major ▁publications ▁Martin ’