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Carpentier, Alejo - älāˈhō kärpĕntyārˈ, 1904–80, Cuban novelist and musicologist. As a political exile in Paris between 1928 and 1939, Carpentier was strongly influenced by Antonin Artaud, Jacques Prévert, and the surrealists. Reflecting his deep commitment to revolutionary politics, his novels explore the irrational elements of


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    Masterworks of Latin American Short Fiction: Eight Novellas ("The Road to Santiago" by Alejo Carpentier begins on p. 227) » Read Now

    by Cass Canfield. 392 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    A unique anthology of eight Latin American novellas by major modern writers that enables the reader to really experience the work of each writer. A who's who of Latin American literature: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ana Lydia Vega, G. Cabrera Infante, Alvaro Mutis, Alejo Carpentier, Julio Cortazar, Joao...
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    Magical Realism: Theory, History, Community ("On the Marvelous Real in America" by Alejo Carpentier begins on p. 75 and "Derek Walcott and Alejo Carpentier: Nature, History, and the Caribbean Writer" begins on p. 371) » Read Now

    by Lois Parkinson Zamora, Wendy B. Faris. 582 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...Republic 33 Alejo Carpentier On the Marvelous Real in America...David Mikics Derek Walcott and Alejo Carpentier: Nature, History, and the Caribbean...for the rights to...
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    Some Write to the Future: Essays on Contemporary Latin American Fiction ("Sandwiched between Proust and the Mummy: Seven Notes and an Epilogue on Alejo Carpentier's Reasons of State" begins on p. 101) » Read Now

    by Ariel Dorfman, George Shivers. 260 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...Asturias masterpiece, Men of Maize . Along with Alejo Carpentier remarkable The Kingdom of This World , which was...or Dahlmann. Like the characters of Asturias...
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    The Repeating Island: The Caribbean and the Postmodern Perspective (Chap. 5 "Carpentier and Harris: Explorers of El Dorado") » Read Now

    by Antonio Benedtez-Rojo, James Maraniss. 360 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    In this section edition of the Repeating Island, Antonio Benitez-Rojo, a master of the historical novel, short story, and critical essay, continues to confront the legacy and myths of colonialism.
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    Tropics of History: Cuba Imagined (Chap. Two "Alejo Carpentier: Symphonist of History's Emblems") » Read Now

    by Alan West. 220 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    This study offers a unique perspective in interpreting the cultural politics of Cuba's complex history through an exploration of the country's literature. The book introduces readers to some of Cuba's most eminent and engaging voices by examining some of the historical tropes put forth by major...
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    Mutual Impressions: Writers from the Americas Reading One Another ("Alejo Carpentier on Herman Melville" begins on p. 56 and "Paul West on Alejo Carpentier" begins on 242) » Read Now

    by Ilan Stavans. 332 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    It is commonly assumed that the United States and Latin America, culturally so different, move artistically to very different rhythms. Also common is the assumption that, with rare exception, the literary figures on one side of the global North/ South divide have had little interest in the work of...
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    The Dialectics of Our America: Genealogy, Cultural Critique, and Literary History (Discussion of Alejo Carpentier begins on p. 90) » Read Now

    by Jose David Saldedvar. 214 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...American magic realist writers as Alejo Carpentier and Garc a Marquez to transform...by such brilliant writers as Alejo Carpentier, Jubo Cortazar, Carlos Fuentes...Artemio...
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    Atrocity and Amnesia: The Political Novel since 1945 (Discussion of Alejo Carpentier begins on p. 83) » Read Now

    by Robert Boyers. 255 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Working deliberately against the grain of assumptions dominant in the contemporary literary academy, Boyers examines novels by Gunter Grass, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Milan Kundera and others, arguing that it is necessary to speak of character, ethics, and philosophic purpose if one is to understand...
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    Oedipal and Prodigal Returns in Alejo Carpentier and William Faulkner, in The Mississippi Quarterly » Read Now

    by George B. Handley. 38 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...Oedipal and Prodigal Returns in Alejo Carpentier and William Faulkner...over that knowledge. But in Alejo Carpentiers El siglo de las luces Explosion...to the Mexican...
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    Columbus and the Discovery in Carpentier and Posse, in Romance Quarterly » Read Now

    by Donald L. Shaw. 9 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...Isabella: "( Por eso yerra el gran Alejo Carpentier cuando supone una union completa...this edition. 3. Alejo Carpentier, "Sobre El arpa y la sombra...propos de El arpa y...

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