Alejo Carpentier in context / edited by Anke Birkenmaier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Birkenmaier, Anke, editor.

Series:

Literature in context (Cambridge University Press)

Literature in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carpentier, Alejo, 1904-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

Carpentier, Alejo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxviii, 374 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

'Alejo Carpentier in Context' examines one of the greatest novelists of Latin American literature in the 20th century. The Cuban Carpentier was one of the regions firmest supporters of the Cuban Revolution yet was revealed later to have hidden important details of his biography. A polymath of encyclopaedic knowledge, contributions to this book showcase his influence, not only as a novelist but also as a musicologist, writer of ballet scenarios, radio broadcaster, opera aficionado and expert in modernist architecture. This volume offers perspectives on Carpentier's concept of the marvellous real, which later morphed into magical realism, as well as on the baroque as a defining characteristic of Latin American culture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 20, 2026).

ISBN:

1009554824

9781009554824

1009554794

9781009554794

9781009554800