El siglo de las luces

This fine, somber novel, by the author of the widely acclaimed The Lost Steps, deals with the French Revolution, chiefly in the Caribbean. Not an ordinary historical novel, but rather a poetic, highly informed essay, it forth, in rich prose, a host of memorable impressions -- of Revolutionary Paris, of Caribbean islands sweltering in the sunlight, and of the Revolutionary ideals which, transplanted to these islands, died in blood, sweat and a return to slavery and the old ways. Its chief protagonist is Victor Hugues, a historical figure, who is shown through the eyes of three fictional orphaned adolescents -- Carlos, Sofia, and their cousin Esteban, whom he dazzled at first meeting. Esteban follows Victor as he rises from baker's son and merchant to Revolutionary master of the Caribbean, but sickens eventually of bloodshed and of Victor's ruthless changing to fit shifting policies. Sofia, who loves Victor and joins him, is also finally sickened by the betrayal of Revolutionary ideals, and the changes power has made in Victor. Above its many modern political parallels, this story is powerful evocation of the mysterious evolution, decay and persistence of all human relations and ambitions. Splendidly written.

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Alejo Carpentier

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Explosion in a Cathedral

University of Minnesota Press · Tapa blanda

360 págs.

Mar 1, 2001

Explosion in a Cathedral

Penguin Classics · Tapa blanda

336 págs.

Sep 12, 2023

Explosion in a Cathedral

Noonday Pr · Tapa blanda

351 págs.

Jan 1, 1989

Explosion in a Cathedral

Penguin · Tapa blanda

364 págs.

Mar 30, 1972

Explosion in a Cathedral

Victor Gollancz · Tapa dura

352 págs.

Jan 1, 1963

Explosion in a Cathedral

Noonday Press · Tapa blanda

351 págs.

Jan 1, 1989

Explosion in a Cathedral

Penguin Classics · eBook

335 págs.

Sep 12, 2023

Explosion in a Cathedral

Minerva · Tapa blanda

351 págs.

Jan 1, 1991

El Siglo De Las Luces

Tapa blanda

255 págs.

EL SIGLO DE LAS LUCES by ALEJO CARPENTIER

Seix barral · Tapa blanda

Jan 1, 1981

Explosion in a Cathedral

Victor Gollancz · Tapa dura

351 págs.

Jan 1, 1963

Explosion in a Cathedral

Penguin Books · Tapa blanda

365 págs.

Jan 1, 1971

EL SIGLO DE LAS LUCES

Cía. Gen. de Ediciones, · Tapa blanda

Jan 1, 1962

El siglo de las luces. Novela.

Editorial Galerna. · Tapa blanda

Jan 1, 1967

EL SIGLO DE LAS LUCES. PROLOGO C. FUENTES. CRONOLOGIA A. GARCIA CARRANZA [Paperback] [Jan 01, 1979] CARPENTIER, A.

Tapa blanda

Explosion in a Cathedral

Penguin Audio · Audiolibro

Sep 12, 2023

Explosion In A Cathedral

Boston: Little Brown, 1963 · Tapa dura

351 págs.

Jan 1, 1963

[Explosion in a Cathedral] [Author: Carpentier, Alejo] [February, 2001]

University of Minnesota Press · Tapa blanda

Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier

Univ Of Minnesota Press · Tapa blanda

EXPLOSION IN A CATHEDRAL. Novel

BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN. 1963 · Tapa dura

351 págs.

Jan 1, 1963

Explosion in der Kathedrale : Roman. [Aus d. Span. übers. von Hermann Stiehl] / Suhrkamp-Taschenbücher

Fisicalbook · Tapa blanda

Jan 1, 1977

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