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El reino de este mundo, novela pionera del realismo mágico, explora los orígenes de la independencia haitiana, en una América donde lo mágico es cotidiano y real

Inspirado por la extraordinaria historia original y valido de su admirable poder narrativo, Alejo Carpentier es artífice de un relato alucinante e incomparable que recrea los acontecimientos que precedieron a la independencia haitiana en la corte real de Henri Christophe.

A través de los ojos de un esclavo, el lector se introduce en la fascinante atmósfera de una Haití en busca de independencia, un mundo de pasiones que se desenvuelven en medio de la feroz caricatura de los extraordinarios lujos de la corte bonapartista; una corte construida con elementos casi salvajes de una isla antillana en la que la tiranía cambia brutalmente de nombre y la esclavitud se perpetúa bajo la opresiva monarquía de Christophe.

Carpentier pinta un mundo barroco en el que los ecos del tamtam repercuten en el latón de los uniformes y en las borlas de las bordadas mitras de fingidos obispos. Una tierra que se vuelca al Vudú en medio del auge y la caída del primer poder negro en América, y el impacto e influencia de la Revolución Francesa en las Antillas.

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Alejo Carpentier destacado escritor cubano y musicólogo, fue uno de los primeros en representar el “realismo mágico” en su escritura. Vivió en Francia y Venezuela por años, hasta regresar a Cuba luego de la revolución castrista, y en apoyo del régimen. Uno de los autores más renombrados de América Latina en el siglo xx, sus novelas célebres incluyen El reino de este mundo, Los pasos perdidos y El siglo de las luces. Su obra ha recibido el Premio Internacional Alfonso Reyes y el Premio Cervantes entre otros. Falleció en 1980 en París donde se desempeñaba en un cargo diplomático.

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“Carpentier’s writing has the power and range of a cathedral organ on the eve of the Resurrection.”-- (The New Yorker)

“Carpetier’s energy is gigantic and pell-mell, sweeping colossi on top of each other with ruthless, contemptuous daring.” (Yale Review)

“Carpentier creates a brilliant, improbable world which has the stylized reality of the great myths.” (Atlantic Monthly)

“The Kingdom of This World packs literary dynamite. There can be no disputing the fact, Carpentier is equipped with an elegant perception and a distinctive style which make him a writer to be classed with Thomas Mann and W.H. Hudson.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

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  • PublisherRayo
  • Publication date2009
  • ISBN 10 0061711896
  • ISBN 13 9780061711893
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  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages169
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