by Alejo Carpentier · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788420609652
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«El reino de este mundo» is the novel by Alejo Carpentier, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback format (168 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Haiti, the novel interweaves the events of the revolution with the tradition of magical realism. Alejo Carpentier thus addresses identity, freedom and the struggle for justice in the Caribbean.
For readers interested in Latin American narrative, magical realism and stories with a Caribbean historical backdrop.
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.
