Reasons of State

Name: Reasons of State
Author: Alejo Carpentier

by Alejo Carpentier

Despot reflects on his rise to power and legacy amid social collapse

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Alejo Carpentier

Cuban novelist who theorized the concept of lo real maravilloso (marvelous reality) and embedded it in ambitious, historically panoramic fiction. The Kingdom of This World and The Lost Steps are his celebrated masterworks.

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