The Harp and the Shadow by Alejo Carpentier

The Harp and the Shadow

Alejo Carpentier with Carol Christensen, Thomas Christensen

176 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
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Exploring the consequences of the European discovery of the Americas and challenging the myth of Columbus, Alejo Carpentier—"the father of magical realism"—studies the first meetings of the Western and American cultures and the tragic consequences...

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