by Alejo Carpentier · Losada · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789500306119
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El recurso del método is a novel by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, first published in 1974. The story focuses on a Latin American dictator exiled in Europe, who reflects on his life and government. Through rich language and innovative narrative, Carpentier explores themes such as power, identity, and the history of Latin America. This edition from Losada, published in 2004, offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in this masterpiece of Hispanic American 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.
