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Alejo Carpentier

Born

in Lausanne, Switzerland

December 26, 1904

Died

April 24, 1980

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Politics

Influences

Rubén Darío, Marcel Proust, Miguel Angel Asturias, Victor Hugo, André ...more

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Writings of Cuban author, musicologist, and diplomat Alejo Carpentier influenced the development of magical realism; his novels include Lord, Praised Be Thou! (1933) and The Kingdom of This World (1949).

Alejo Carpentier Blagoobrasoff, an essayist, greatly influenced Latin American literature during its "boom" period.

Perhaps most important intellectual figure of the 20th century, this classically trained pianist and theorist of politics and literature produced avant-garde radio programming. Best known Carpentier also collaborated with such luminaries as Igor Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud, Georges Bataille, and Antonin Artaud. With Havana, he strongly self-identified throughout his life. People jailed and exiled him, who lived for many ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 18,798 ratings · 1,711 reviews · 198 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier, Harriet de Onís (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 6,900 ratings — published 1949 — 157 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Steps 3.91 avg rating — 3,242 ratings — published 1953 — 151 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El siglo de las luces 4.13 avg rating — 3,000 ratings — published 1962 — 137 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Concierto barroco by Alejo Carpentier, Gonzalo Celorio (Prologue by) 3.78 avg rating — 1,116 ratings — published 1974 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El arpa y la sombra 3.73 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 1979 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Viaje a la semilla 3.99 avg rating — 589 ratings — published 1944 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chase 3.50 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 1956 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La consagración de la primavera 4.32 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 1978 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guerra del tiempo y otros relatos 3.98 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1958 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El reino de este mundo / Los pasos perdidos by Alejo Carpentier, Carlos Palleiro (Cover Art) 4.03 avg rating — 163 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Alejo Carpentier (?)

“Now he understood that a man never knows for whom he suffers and hopes. He suffers and hopes and toils for people he will never know, and who, in turn, will suffer and hope and toil for others who will not be happy either, for man always seeks a happiness far beyond that which is meted out to him. But man's greatness consists in the very fact of wanting to be better than he is. In laying duties upon himself. In the Kingdom of Heaven there is no grandeur to be won, inasmuch as there all is an established hierarchy, the unknown is revealed, existence is infinite, there is no possibility of sacrifice, all is rest and joy. For this reason, bowed down by suffering and duties, beautiful in the midst of his misery, capable of loving in the face of afflictions and trials, man finds his greatness, his fullest measure, only in the Kingdom of this World.”
― Alejo Carpentier, The Kingdom of This World

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“In America everything is fantastical.”
― Alejo Carpentier, Concierto barroco

tags: america

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“The truth was much more beautiful.”
― Alejo Carpentier, The Lost Steps

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We are marching into March 2022 with books related to Cuba or the Cuban experience. Below find four options and a write-in box for any other ones. More stories to consider are in the Comments section of the Poll. All the titles here or not here are from a Google search.

The Man Who Loved Dogs by Leonardo Padura

6 votes 40.0%

The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood by Richard Blanco

3 votes 20.0%

Havana Year Zero by Karla Suarez (write-in)

3 votes 20.0%

Music in Cuba by Alejo Carpentier

2 votes 13.3%

Absolute Solitude: Selected Poems by Dulce María Loynaz

1 vote 6.7%

15 total votes

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