by Alejo Carpentier · Editorial Bruguera · tapa blanda · ISBN 8410018026701
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¡Écue-Yamba-Ó! is the debut novel by the renowned Cuban author Alejo Carpentier. It delves into Afro-Cuban culture, rituals, and social struggles, marking a significant milestone in Latin American avant-garde literature.
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French and Russian parentage, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba, and despite his European birthplace, he strongly identified as Cuban throughout his life. He traveled extensively, particularly in France, and to South America and Mexico, where he met prominent members of the Latin American cultural and artistic community. Carpentier took a keen interest in Latin American politics and often aligned himself with revolutionary movements, such as Fidel Castro's Communist Revolution in Cuba in the mid-20th century. Carpentier was jailed and exiled for his leftist political philosophies.
