The best-known book by Cuba’s most important twentieth-century
novelist, in its first new English translation in more than sixty
years and featuring a new introduction by Leonardo Padura A Penguin
Classic Dissatisfied with his empty, Sisyphus-like existence in New
York City, where he has abandoned his creative dreams for a job in
corporate advertising, a highly cultured aspiring composer wants
nothing more than to tear his life up from the root. He soon finds
his escape hatch: a university-sponsored mission to South America
to look for indigenous musical instruments in one of the few areas
of the world not yet touched by civilization. Retracing the steps
of time, he voyages with his lover into a land that feels outside
of history, searching not just for music but ultimately for
himself, and turning away from modernity toward the very heart of
what makes us human.
General
| Imprint: |
Penguin Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
Alejo Carpentier
|
| Translators: |
Adrian Nathan West
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| Introduction by: |
Leonardo Padura
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| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-14-313389-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-14-313389-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780143133896 |
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