{"product_id":"alejo-carpentier-roberto-gonz-lez-echevarra-9780292704176","title":"Alejo Carpentier: The Pilgrim at Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlejo Carpentier was one of the greatest Latin American novelists of the twentieth century, as well as a musicologist, journalist, cultural promoter, and diplomat. His fictional world issues from an encyclopedic knowledge of the history, art, music, and literature of Latin America and Europe. Carpentier's novels and stories are the enabling discourse of today's Latin American narrative, and his interpretation of Latin American history has been among the most influential. Carpentier was the first to provide a comprehensive view of Caribbean history that centered on the contribution of Africans, above and beyond the differences created by European cultures and languages. \u003ci\u003eAlejo Carpentier: The Pilgrim at Home\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1977 and updated for this edition, covers the life and works of the great Cuban novelist, offering a new perspective on the relationship between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGonz疝ez Echevarr僘 offers detailed readings of the works \u003ci\u003eLa m俍ica en Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of This World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eExplosion in a Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e. In a new concluding chapter, he takes up Carpentier's last years, his relationship with the Cuban revolutionary regime, and his last two novels, \u003ci\u003eEl arpa y la sombra\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa consagraci de la primavera\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Carpentier reviewed his life and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roberto Gonz疝ez Echevarr僘\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292704178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292704176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Roberto Gonz疝ez Echevarr僘","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44169996435711,"sku":"9780292704176","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca4a78be-6d9a-434a-81cc-3bdd423306b7.jpg?v=1689656202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alejo-carpentier-roberto-gonz-lez-echevarra-9780292704176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}