Alejo Carpentier

1904–80, Cuban novelist and musicologist. As a political exile in Paris between 1928 and 1939, Carpentier was strongly influenced by Antonin Artaud, Jacques Prévert, and the surrealists. Reflecting his deep commitment to revolutionary politics, his novels explore the irrational elements of the Latin American world, its rich variety of cultures, and the possibility of its magical transformation. Widely regarded as one of the greatest modern Latin American writers, Carpentier was also important as a theorist of the region’s literature and historian of its music.

Books

  1. Concierto Barroco A wealthy Mexican traveler journeys to eighteenth-century Venice, where he meets Vivaldi, Handel and Scarlatti.
  2. Ecue-Yamba-O
  3. El Acoso
  4. El Arpa Y La Sombra
  5. El Camino De Santiago
  6. El Reino De Este Mundo
  7. El Siglo De Las Luces
  8. Explosion in a Cathedral A biographical novel of Victor Hugues' change from entrepreneur to revolutionary presents a detailed picture of Caribbean life during the French Revolution.
  9. Guerra Del Tiempo
  10. Los Pasos Perdidos
  11. Lost Steps A disillusioned musician leaves his home in search of different surroundings and companions and a new existence in the Amazonian jungle.
  12. Music in Cuba
  13. The Chase Havana of 1956 and Batista's tyrannical rule serve as the backdrop for the story of two young men whose lives become intertwined with the prostitute, Estrella.
  14. The Harp and the Shadow: A Novel Provides a fictional study of the myth, morality, and historical legacy of Christopher Columbus and his arrival in the New World.
  15. The Kingdom of This World Reconstructs the bloody events in Haiti following the collapse of French colonial rule through the experiences of a former slave, Ti-Noel.
  16. Vision De America

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