The Lost Steps

Name: The Lost Steps
Author: Alejo Carpentier

by Alejo Carpentier

Man journeys up Amazon discovering the origins of civilization and music

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About the author

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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