more photos (1)

Alejo Carpentier’s Followers (527)

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

edit data

Writings of Cuban author, musicologist, and diplomat Alejo Carpentier influenced the development of magical realism; his novels include El siglo de las luces! (1962) 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

Combine Editions
Alejo Carpentier’s books

Average rating: 3.86 · 22,305 ratings · 2,161 reviews · 203 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier, Harriet de Onís (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 8,287 ratings — published 1949 — 67 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 by Alejo Carpentier, Harriet de Onís (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 3,719 ratings — published 1953 — 180 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 4.11 avg rating — 3,464 ratings — published 1962 — 154 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) 3.76 avg rating — 1,262 ratings — published 1974 — 60 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 3.71 avg rating — 736 ratings — published 1979 — 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
	Viaje a la semilla 3.93 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 1944 — 6 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 recurso del método 4.05 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1974 — 78 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 3.49 avg rating — 551 ratings — published 1956 — 36 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 4.35 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 1978 — 34 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 3.92 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 1958 — 42 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

More books by Alejo Carpentier…

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

39 likes

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

18 likes

“Un día, los hombres descubrirán un alfabeto en los ojos de las calcedonias, en los pardos terciopelos de la falena, y entonces se sabrá con asombro que cada caracol manchado era, desde siempre, un poema.”
― Alejo Carpentier, The Lost Steps

tags: el-ambiente, el-poesía, la-naturaleza

16 likes

See all Alejo Carpentier's quotes »

Polls

What would you like to read in July?

Reasons to Live - Amy Hempel

72 votes, 40.7%

Storm of Steel - Ernst Jünger

63 votes, 35.6%

The Lost Steps - Alejo Carpentier

42 votes, 23.7%

177 total votes

comments and details

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Around the World ...: Evana - Circumnavigator	12	94	Feb 24, 2013 07:39AM
UK Book Club: Chris's - Around the World in 80 Books	146	146	Mar 15, 2013 03:19PM
Around the World: Philly Beth's 2013 Around the World	15	66	Mar 18, 2013 07:43AM
Boxall's 1001 Bo...: Which LIST book did you just finish?	7919	10689	Oct 06, 2013 10:36AM
Crazy Challenge C...: Spring 2013 Scavenger Challenge - Spring Cleaning	304	151	Oct 16, 2013 11:16PM
Reading with Style: Fall 2013 20.6 - ISoLT Influence	18	92	Oct 22, 2013 04:31AM
Reading with Style: Fall 2013 RwS Completed Tasks - Fall 2013	941	158	Nov 30, 2013 09:04PM

More…