by Alejo Carpentier · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420646022
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«Guerra del tiempo» is Alejo Carpentier's collection of short stories, published by Alianza in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
The three stories in this volume focus on time, war, and the New World. Their protagonists face definitive decisions at crucial moments; two of them are men of arms living in wartime. Carpentier's prose, rich in imagery and symbolism, invites reflection on memory, identity, and the human condition.
Number 2 in the Alianza Cien collection from Alianza Editorial, in its 1993 edition. The work was originally published in 1958.
Intended for the general public and for university-level readers interested in Spanish-language literature.
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.
