Articulada en torno a la figura de Cristóbal Colón y al intento que de canonizarle llevara a cabo Pío IX, El arpa y la sombra es una obra en la que la maestría narrativa y el dominio del lenguaje de Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980) brillan con intensidad
This novella is a bizarre and compelling fantasy, a labyrinth-like journey laced with layers of allusions, insights and humor through the transculturation between the Old World and New
Transcurre durante los 46 minutos que dura la ejecución de la «Sinfonía Heroica» de Beethoven en un teatro de La Habana donde se ha refugiado un joven que ha pasado del combate político a la acción terrorista y, mediante la tortura, a la traición.S
A composer, fleeing an empty existence in New York City, takes a journey with his mistress to one of the few remaining areas of the world not yet touched by civilization-the upper reaches of a great South American river. The Lost Steps describes his searc
This fine, somber novel, by the author of the widely acclaimed The Lost Steps, deals with the French Revolution, chiefly in the Caribbean. Not an ordinary historical novel, but rather a poetic, highly informed essay, it forth, in rich prose, a host of mem
A treasure trove of unusual fiction spanning authors from Gogol and Kafka through Woolf and Nabokov to Calvino, Garcia Marquez, and Barthelme. A poet's companion, a student's delight, great bedside reading.Magical Realist Fiction includes:The nose by Niko
A book written by one of the twentieth century's best writters, his languague is rich, colorful and majestic.This book is a must read in order to understand universal literature.
El conocido ballet de Stravinski "La consagración de la primavera", con sus motivos de muerte y renacimiento como ritos de la naturaleza, da título a una de las más ambiciosas novelas de Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980), cuya trama gira en torno a dos pers
Incluye:"Hombre de la esquina rosada", de Jorge Luis Borges"Los fugitivos", de Alejo Carpentier"La autopista del sur", de Julio Cortázar"Nos han dado la tierra", de Juan Rulfo"Recuerdo de las sierras", de Adolfo Bioy Casares"En este pueblo no hay ladrone
