by Alejo Carpentier · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432215124
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El acoso is a novel by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, published in 1956. The story takes place in Havana and follows a man haunted by his past and by the political forces of the time. The plot is full of suspense and reflects the oppressive atmosphere of the dictatorship. The novel explores themes such as guilt, betrayal, and the search for identity in a context of political and social upheaval.
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.
