by Alejo Carpentier · Siglo XXI de España Editores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432303500
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
El arpa y la sombra is a novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, published in 1979. The work explores the figure of Christopher Columbus and his controversial legacy through three different perspectives: that of Pope Pius IX, that of Columbus himself on his deathbed, and that of an omniscient narrator who offers a more objective view of the events. The novel reflects on history, religion, and Latin American identity, using a rich and evocative language characteristic of the author.
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.
