Alejo Carpentier: Cuban patriot and writer who captured the great history of America (+seeding)

On April 24, 1980, in the city of Paris, France, the physical departure of Alejo Carpentier, a Cuban writer who stood out for his vast imagination that allowed him to create a universe between the real and the wonderful that reflects the great history of our America.

Born in Lausanne, Switzerland on December 26, 1904, Carpentier was transferred to Havana as a child, because his parents were interested in Hispanic culture. It was in this country that he trained and worked as a journalist until he moved to France where he gave birth to his first work “¡Ecué-Yamba-Ó!”.

Later he moved to Haiti, Mexico and Venezuela, the latter country being considered by his admirers to be the writer's most fruitful period, because it is the country where the largest number and his most important literary works culminated, among which “The Kingdom of this World” stands out.

After the Cuban Revolution came to power, he returned to his beloved Cuba, where he became part of the Revolutionary Government team until the day he died. As an official, he promoted a series of policies aimed at promoting the intellectual and cultural growth of Cubans.

Considered to be one of the most prominent writers of 20th century Hispanic literature. Today, the peoples of this continent honor the memory of this distinguished writer who, despite his European origins, studied the history of this land, which he captured with great beauty in each of his writings.

Mazo News Team