Quote of the day
The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.
Alejo Carpentier

Born: December 26, 1904
Died: April 24, 1980 (aged 75)
Bio: Alejo Carpentier y Valmont was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period.
Known for:
- The Kingdom of This World (1949)
- Explosion in a Cathedral (1962)
- The Lost Steps (1953)
- The harp and the shadow (1979)
- Reasons of State (1974)






