by Alejo Carpentier · Bruguera · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402061805
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«El siglo de las luces» is the historical novel by Alejo Carpentier, published by Bruguera in paperback (344 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows the young Carlos, Sofía and Esteban, whose lives are shaken by the echo of the French Revolution and its repercussions in the Caribbean. Between ideals and contradictions, Carpentier weaves history and fiction to speak of freedom, oppression and the clash between reason and passion.
Originally published in 1962, this Bruguera edition is from 1979 and belongs to the Libro Amigo collection, number 640.
For those seeking historical fiction and Latin American literature; a 20th-century classic.
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.
