by Alejo Carpentier · Planeta Pub Corp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432230158
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«El reino de este mundo» is the historical novel by Alejo Carpentier, published by Planeta Pub Corp in paperback (145 pages, in Spanish).
The story takes place in Haiti during the Haitian Revolution and follows the slaves' struggle for freedom. Among its figures are Mackandal and Henri Christophe; the plot addresses oppression, resistance, and Caribbean cultural identity. It is a central work of Latin American magical realism that combines history, myth, and social denunciation.
The work was originally published in 1949; this edition is part of the Biblioteca de Bolsillo collection.
Suitable for a university audience and for readers of Hispanic American narrative with an interest in Caribbean history.
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.
