text: A novel from this country begins with soldiers burning down a farmer's hut, after which Demetrio goes on a journey with some rebels.
full_question: A novel from this country begins with soldiers burning down a farmer's hut, after which Demetrio goes on a journey with some rebels. The title character of a novel from this country allows a town to die of hunger, creating a ghost town that the protagonist visits, dies in, and continues wandering. In addition to The Underdogs, this country is the setting of a novel about Tita that has sections named for the months. The authors of Like Water for Chocolate and Pedro Paramo were from this country, which is the setting of a novel that recalls the life of a business tycoon on his deathbed. For 10 points, name this country, the setting of The Death of Artemio Cruz and home to Laura Esquivel and Carlos Fuentes.
first_sentence: A novel from this country begins with soldiers burning down a farmer's hut, after which Demetrio goes on a journey with some rebels.
raw_answer: Mexico [or United Mexican States; or Estados Unidos Mexicanos]