by Alejo Carpentier · Lectorum Pubns · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402061454
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Ecue-Yamba-O is the first novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, published in 1933. The story narrates the life of Menegildo Cue, a young black Cuban, and his environment in the sugar mills at the beginning of the 20th century. The novel explores themes of religious syncretism and the search for a reality where magic and myth intertwine with daily life, anticipating the concept of the marvelous real that Carpentier would develop in later works. This 1979 Bruguera edition features an illustrated cover and is part of the 'Libro Amigo' collection.
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.
