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Alejo Carpentier’s First Novel to be Republished
The novel “Ecué-Yamba-O!” by the great Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier, will have a new edition, 35 years after its only publishing on the island, reported the Juventud Rebelde newspaper. The edition… more →
Repeating Islands
Happy Independence Day, Cuba!
wrote 5 days ago: Cuba declared its independence from Spain on May 20, 1902. The Caribbean country has had a turbulent … more →
Text Set Analysis: Reviving a Text Through Alternate Resources
wrote 1 week ago: Written January 31st, 2011 Reviving a Text Through Alternate Resources When teaching a unit about ea … more →
ALEJO CARPENTIER.NOVELISTA Y NARRADOR CUBANO: "LO REAL MARAVILLOSO"
wrote 1 month ago: Torre Latinoamericana (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Arquitectura em Fátima (Photo credit: sepulcar) La H … more →
In Early 19th Century Haiti
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wrote 3 months ago: I’m in Haiti with a short selection from the 1001 Books list. I’ve read it in a day and … more →
Too many things to read...
wrote 3 months ago: I was just thinking of the ridiculous amount of reading I have to do this semester. I’m readin … more →
Alejo Carpentier’s First Novel to be Republished
wrote 4 months ago: The novel “Ecué-Yamba-O!” by the great Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier, will have a new edition, 35 … more →
Editorial
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wrote 5 months ago: For many, the “boom generation” of Latin American writing (1960s and 1970s) which ushered in … more →
"Silencio es palabra de mi vocabulario". Alejo Carpentier [Mejores frases - Entrevista]
wrote 7 months ago: Alejo Carpentier (La Habana, 1904 – París, 1980) Novelista, narrador y ensayista cubano con el … more →
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Battles Dementia
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wrote 10 months ago: Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 02:51 AM EDT, 7 July 2012 CARTAGENA, Colombia – … more →
Moisés Simons: compositor de marcada cubanía (+Vídeo)
wrote 10 months ago: Moisés Simons, destacado compositor cubano Al citar los pregones musicalizados: Chivo que rompe tamb … more →
Call for Papers: Alejo Carpentier—XI Literary Colloquium of the Monterrey International Book Fair
wrote 11 months ago: Tecnológico de Monterrey convenes the XI Literary Colloquium of the International Book Fair of Monte … more →
The oxidation of circumstance: how books gets their hooks into you
wrote 11 months ago: When I heard that the admirable Hesperus Press were holding a competition inviting people to write i … more →
Excellent Journal Review for The Traumatic Imagination: Histories of Violence in Magical Realist Fiction
wrote 1 year ago: Cambria Press congratulates Dr. Eugene Arva on the recent outstanding review by Transnational Litera … more →
Farewell Carlos Fuentes - you will be greatly missed.
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wrote 1 year ago: Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican writer and one of the best-known novelists and essayists in the … more →
Fallece la pianista Zenaida Manfugás
wrote 1 year ago: Por Wilfredo Cancio Isla. La pianista cubana Zenaida Manfugás, una prominente figura de la interpret … more →
Desde La Habana {Imágenes y Son}
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wrote 1 year ago: ‘Habana is very much like a rose,’ said Fico Fellove in the movie The Lost City, ‘it has peta … more →
Still Booming: The Revolutionary Enclave of South and Central American Literature
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wrote 1 year ago: With American and British literature intent on creating black-holes of postmodernity and worm-holes … more →
L’Avana, amore mio: raccontare L'Avana leggendo Carpentier.
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wrote 1 year ago: di Gordiano Lupi. Alejo Carpentier è uno dei più grandi scrittori cubani del Novecento. Nasce all’Av … more →
APRIL TRIP TO CUBA FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS AND ARTS LOVERS
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wrote 1 year ago: WRITERS, ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS AND ARTS LOVERS APRIL DELEGATION, April 17-27, 2012. Anya Achtenberg in … more →
