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by Alejo Carpentier · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · 376 pages
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El Siglo de las Luces es una novela del escritor cubano Alejo Carpentier, publicada en 1962. La historia transcurre en La Habana del siglo XVIII y narra el impacto de la Revolución Francesa en las Antillas a través de los jóvenes burgueses Carlos, Esteban y Sofía, quienes se ven transformados por las ideas humanitarias de Víctor Hugues, un comerciante antillano que lucha por implantar las ideas revolucionarias en la región. La novela explora temas como el cambio social, la identidad y el impacto de las ideas en la vida de las personas.
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.
