by Alejo Carpentier, Benito Pérez Galdós, José María Blanco White · Espasa · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467029895
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«1808, el dos de mayo, tres miradas» is the history book by Alejo Carpentier, Benito Pérez Galdós and José María Blanco White, published by Espasa in hardcover (4 pages, in Spanish).
Three great authors offer their particular vision of the events surrounding the Spanish War of Independence, from its antecedents to its consequences. Their accounts complement each other to paint a panorama of a turbulent era in the history of Spain.
The book belongs to the Fundación Dos de Mayo, Nación y Libertad collection. It was published on November 25, 2008 in Madrid.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of Spain and in the different ways of narrating the same historical event through literature.
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French and Russian parentage, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba, and despite his European birthplace, he strongly identified as Cuban throughout his life. He traveled extensively, particularly in France, and to South America and Mexico, where he met prominent members of the Latin American cultural and artistic community. Carpentier took a keen interest in Latin American politics and often aligned himself with revolutionary movements, such as Fidel Castro's Communist Revolution in Cuba in the mid-20th century. Carpentier was jailed and exiled for his leftist political philosophies.
