Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

El siglo de las luces

Alejo Carpentier

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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 memorable impressions -- of Revolutionary Paris, of Caribbean islands sweltering in the sunlight, and of the Revolutionary ideals which, transplanted to these islands, died in blood, sweat and a return to slavery and the old ways. Its chief protagonist is Victor Hugues, a historical figure, who is shown through the eyes of three fictional orphaned adolescents -- Carlos, Sofia, and their cousin Esteban, whom he dazzled at first meeting. Esteban follows Victor as he rises from baker's son and merchant to Revolutionary master of the Caribbean, but sickens eventually of bloodshed and of Victor's ruthless changing to fit shifting policies. Sofia, who loves Victor and joins him, is also finally sickened by the betrayal of Revolutionary ideals, and the changes power has made in Victor. Above its many modern political parallels, this story is powerful evocation of the mysterious evolution, decay and persistence of all human relations and ambitions. Splendidly written.

Language: Spanish

Pages: 300

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Planeta Publishing

Release: January 01, 2006

ISBN: 8432216976

ISBN 13: 9788432216978

El siglo de las luces

Alejo Carpentier

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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 memorable impressions -- of Revolutionary Paris, of Caribbean islands sweltering in the sunlight, and of the Revolutionary ideals which, transplanted to these islands, died in blood, sweat and a return to slavery and the old ways. Its chief protagonist is Victor Hugues, a historical figure, who is shown through the eyes of three fictional orphaned adolescents -- Carlos, Sofia, and their cousin Esteban, whom he dazzled at first meeting. Esteban follows Victor as he rises from baker's son and merchant to Revolutionary master of the Caribbean, but sickens eventually of bloodshed and of Victor's ruthless changing to fit shifting policies. Sofia, who loves Victor and joins him, is also finally sickened by the betrayal of Revolutionary ideals, and the changes power has made in Victor. Above its many modern political parallels, this story is powerful evocation of the mysterious evolution, decay and persistence of all human relations and ambitions. Splendidly written.

Language: Spanish

Pages: 300

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Planeta Publishing

Release: January 01, 2006

ISBN: 8432216976

ISBN 13: 9788432216978

More books from Alejo Carpentier

The Kingdom of This World

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Concierto barroco

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Viaje a la semilla

Los pasos perdidos

3.9/5 ( ratings)

El arpa y la sombra

3.8/5 ( ratings)

El recurso del método

4.1/5 ( ratings)

La consagración de la primavera

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Guerra del tiempo y otros relatos

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The Chase

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories

3.9/5 ( ratings)

El acoso

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Guerra del tiempo

3.8/5 ( ratings)

If I Could Write This in Fire: An Anthology of Literature from the Caribbean

1808: El dos de mayo, tres miradas

رمان امریکای لاتین: در گفت‌وگو با رامون چائو

2.8/5 ( ratings)

Рассказы магов

4.6/5 ( ratings)

Guerra del tiempo, El acoso y otros relatos (Obras completas de Alejo Carpentier, #3)

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Ufficio di tenebre e altri cuentos

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Literatura e Consciência Política na América Latina

Conversaciones con Alejo Carpentier

Rate this book!

Write a review?