by Alejo Carpentier · Bruguera · tapa dura · ISBN 9788402079695
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«Cuentos completos» is the complete short stories of Alejo Carpentier, published by Bruguera in hardcover (218 pages, in Spanish).
This volume brings together the short stories of Alejo Carpentier and shows the richness of his short fiction: a baroque prose, of almost geometric precision, capable of building its own worlds in a few pages. The collection works as a gateway to the novels the author never got to write.
Volume 71 of the Club Bruguera collection, first edition in this collection, published in 1981.
It is intended for readers of short fiction and Latin American literature who wish to discover the stories of Alejo Carpentier.
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.
