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by Alejo Carpentier · ALFAGUARA · tapa dura · 192 pages
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El amor a la ciudad es una colección de crónicas y ensayos del escritor cubano Alejo Carpentier, donde explora y describe la ciudad de La Habana con amor y humor. A través de sus calles, plazas, el puerto y la vida nocturna, Carpentier revela los múltiples rostros de la capital cubana, desde sus aspectos provincianos hasta su cosmopolitismo, capturando la esencia de una ciudad en constante transformación. Este libro ofrece una mirada íntima y personal a La Habana, a través de la prosa ligera y evocadora de uno de los grandes autores latinoamericanos.
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.
