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The Harp And The Shadow
''The Harp and the Shadow'' (Spanish: ''El arpa y la sombra'') is a novel by Cubans, Cuban author Alejo Carpentier. The novel was first published in 1979. Consisting of three parts, ''The Harp'', ''The Hand'' and ''The Shadow'', the book describes many historic characters, including pope Pope Pius IX, Pius IX, Christopher Columbus and pope Pope Leo XIII, Leo XIII. The book, Carpentier's last published work, has been considered part of the literary genres new historical fiction, Neo-Baroque literature, Neo-Baroque and La nueva crónica de Indias, also expanding on the Jorge Luis Borges, Borgesian concept of the text as a palimpsest. Background In the prologue to the book, Carpentier said that in 1937 he heard a radio program about the book ''The Book of Christopher Columbus'' by Paul Claudel in the Luxembourg Radio. According to Carpentier, he was "irritated" by the "attribution of supernatural virtues" to the explorer. He later read a book by Léon Bloy, who supported the canon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Arpa Y La Sombra
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