Alejo Carpentier Quotes

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In the Kingdom of Heaven, there is no grandeur to be won, inasmuch as there all is an established hierarchy, the unknown is revealed, existence is infinite, there is no possibility of sacrifice, all is rest and joy. For this reason, bowed down by suffering and duties, beautiful in the midst of his misery, capable of loving in the face of afflictions and trials, man finds his greatness, his fullest measure, only in The Kingdom of This World.

Alejo Carpentier

Alejo Carpentier

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)

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