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Book Description: Alianza Editorial Sa, Spain, 1998. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 171 x 108 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Bookseller Inventory # AAW9788420633626

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Book Description: Ed. Anaya. Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Book Condition: Nuevo. Novela que gira en torno a la concepción de la ópera «Montezuma» de Antonio Vivaldi ­la primera que toma como tema el Nuevo Mundo y en la que, además, los hombres de América desempeñan un papel lleno de nobleza­, CONCIERTO BARROCO tiene como telón de fondo el encuentro entre dos continentes. Omnipresente a lo largo de la obra, la música ­una de las disciplinas más queridas y dominadas por Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980)­, no sólo articula la fábula y le sirve de medio y vehículo, sino que adquiere al cabo en la obra un papel casi demiúrgico, como lenguaje que funde en una misma realidad ­realidad maravillosa­(*CR*)tiempos y espacios, y hace confluir en ella a maestros antiguos y modernos de uno y otro lado del Atlántico. Bookseller Inventory # 16783

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Book Description: Alianza. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 8420633623 From Publishers Weekly\nAn 18th century nameless Mexican nobleman and his Cuban servant, Filomeno, journey from the New World to the Old. In Venice, dazzled by and invigorated with the enchantment of the Christmas carnival, the pair encounters a trio of revelers who turn out to be the baroque composers Vivaldi, Handel and Scarlatti. The celebratory mood continues as the Mexican's tales of his homeland prompt Vivaldi to write and stage an opera based on Cortez's conquest of Montezuma. After the ridiculous performance, the confused master retreats to the security of Mexico, which seems to him more grounded in reality than the fantastical Venice, while Filomeno, bewitched by the city and especially by the music, remains. The late Cuban writer and musicologist Carpentier was a pioneer experimenter with the style of magic realism, which suffuses this story, from the overflowing, baroque sentences and the characters' languid, mysterious conversations to the purposeful blending of historical time periods. Also apparent throughout is a strong sense of irony. By creating a New World master who seeks adventure in the Old World, and a servant who is the book's most intelligent and articulate character, Carpentier reverses the expected order. This novella is a bizarre and compelling fantasy, a labyrinth-like journey laced with layers of allusions, insights and humor. \nCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. \n\nFrom Library Journal\nOriginally published in 1974, this novella was the first work Carpentier wrote after an 11-year respite, and it reflects his second career in musicology. Loaded with the kind of local color that requires many Spanish and Italian words to remain untranslated, the story is phantasmagorical in its representation of time: it begins with the master using a silver chamber pot in colonial Mexico and ends with his black servant tendering his ticket to a Louis Armstrong concert. The theme is reverse transculturation between the Old World and New; thus in his travels the protagonist finds Europe drab in comparison to the opulence of Mexico. For collections strong in Latin American fiction. Jack Shreve, Allegany Community Coll., Cumberland, Md.\nCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Bookseller Inventory # Z8420633623ZN

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Book Description: Alianza. Softcover. Book Condition: Neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. Alejo Carpentier (Cuba) Concierto barroco 103 S. Taschenbuch Alianza (Biblioteca Carpentier) Neu . Novela que gira a la concepción de la ópera "Montezuma" de Antonio Vivaldi - la primera que toma como tema el Nuevo Mundo y en la que, además, los hombres de América desempenan un papel lleno de nobleza-, Concierto Barroco tiene como telón de fondo el encuentro entre dos continentes. Omnipresente a lo largo de la obra, la música - una de las disciplinas más queridas y dominadas por Alejo Carpentier, no sólo articula la fábula y le sirve de medio y vehículo, sino que adquiere al cabo en la obra un papel casi demiúrgico, como lenguaje que funde en una misma realidad - realidad maravillosa - tiempos y espacios, y hace confluir en ella a maestros antiguos y modernos de uno y otro lado del Atlántico. Bookseller Inventory # 000303

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Book Description: ALIANZA EDITORIAL, 1998. Libro in brossura. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 8420633623

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Book Description: Alianza. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 8420633623 From Publishers Weekly\nAn 18th century nameless Mexican nobleman and his Cuban servant, Filomeno, journey from the New World to the Old. In Venice, dazzled by and invigorated with the enchantment of the Christmas carnival, the pair encounters a trio of revelers who turn out to be the baroque composers Vivaldi, Handel and Scarlatti. The celebratory mood continues as the Mexican's tales of his homeland prompt Vivaldi to write and stage an opera based on Cortez's conquest of Montezuma. After the ridiculous performance, the confused master retreats to the security of Mexico, which seems to him more grounded in reality than the fantastical Venice, while Filomeno, bewitched by the city and especially by the music, remains. The late Cuban writer and musicologist Carpentier was a pioneer experimenter with the style of magic realism, which suffuses this story, from the overflowing, baroque sentences and the characters' languid, mysterious conversations to the purposeful blending of historical time periods. Also apparent throughout is a strong sense of irony. By creating a New World master who seeks adventure in the Old World, and a servant who is the book's most intelligent and articulate character, Carpentier reverses the expected order. This novella is a bizarre and compelling fantasy, a labyrinth-like journey laced with layers of allusions, insights and humor. \nCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. \n\nFrom Library Journal\nOriginally published in 1974, this novella was the first work Carpentier wrote after an 11-year respite, and it reflects his second career in musicology. Loaded with the kind of local color that requires many Spanish and Italian words to remain untranslated, the story is phantasmagorical in its representation of time: it begins with the master using a silver chamber pot in colonial Mexico and ends with his black servant tendering his ticket to a Louis Armstrong concert. The theme is reverse transculturation between the Old World and New; thus in his travels the protagonist finds Europe drab in comparison to the opulence of Mexico. For collections strong in Latin American fiction. Jack Shreve, Allegany Community Coll., Cumberland, Md.\nCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Bookseller Inventory # Z8420633623ZN

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Book Description: Alianza, 1998. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 8420633623. Bookseller Inventory # 611947

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