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| ⚫ | Explosion in a Cathedral is a historical novel by |
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| name = Explosion in a Cathedral |
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| title_orig = El Siglo de las Luces |
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| translator = John Sturrock |
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| image = Explosion in a Cathedral.jpg |
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| image_caption = First edition |
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| author = [[Alejo Carpentier]] |
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| country = Original: [[Mexico]]<br>English: [[United States]] |
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| language = Original: Spanish |
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| publisher = [[Victor Gollancz Ltd]]. (UK); [[Little, Brown & Co]]. (US) |
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| pub_date = 1962 |
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| english_pub_date = 1963 |
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| pages = 360 |
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| isbn = 978-0-8166-3808-6 |
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| oclc= 45636826 |
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| ⚫ | '''''Explosion in a Cathedral''''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] title: '''[[Age of Enlightenment|El Siglo de las Luces]], ''"The Age of Enlightenment" ''''') is a historical novel by [[Cuba]]n writer and musicologist [[Alejo Carpentier]]. The book follows the story of three privileged Creole orphans from [[Havana]], as they meet French adventurer [[Victor Hugues]] and get involved in the revolutionary turmoil that shook the [[Atlantic World]] at the end of the eighteenth century. Originally published in [[1962 in literature|1962]], this is one of the most influential works written during the so-called "[[Latin American Boom]]". |
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Regarded as one of Latin America's greatest historical novels, ''Explosion in a Cathedral'' deals with the impact of the [[French Revolution]] on the Caribbean.<ref name=swanson>Swanson, Philip. ''Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction'', Blackwell Publishing, 2004, p. 78. {{ISBN|1-4051-0866-5}}</ref> The main characters are all members of one family: two siblings, Carlos and Sofia, and their cousin Esteban.<ref name=pope>Pope, Randolph D. "The Spanish American Novel from 1950 to 1975", in ''The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature'', Vol. 2, ed. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria and Enrique Pupo-Walker, Cambridge University Press, 1996, p. 249. {{ISBN|0-521-41035-5}}</ref> The narrative deals with the cyclical nature of control, destruction, and development during revolution.<ref name=franco>Franco, Jean. ''The Decline and Fall of the Lettered City: Latin America in the Cold War'', Harvard University Press, 2002, pp. 168-9. {{ISBN|0-674-00842-1}}</ref> Stylistically, it contains elements of [[existentialism]]<ref>Pope, pp. 249-50</ref> and [[magical realism]],<ref name=wood>Wood, Michael. "Spanish America", in ''The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature'', Ed. John Sturrock, Oxford University Press, 1997, p. 394. {{ISBN|0-19-283318-9}}</ref> and it mirrors the tension between Europe and Latin America found in many of Carpentier's other works.<ref>Pope, p. 250</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1962 novels]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Cuban novels]] |
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[[Category:Books about revolutions]] |
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[[Category:Novels by Alejo Carpentier]] |
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[[Category:Cuban magic realism novels]] |
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[[Category:Novels about orphans]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 6 June 2024
 First edition | |
| Author | Alejo Carpentier |
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| Original title | El Siglo de las Luces |
| Translator | John Sturrock |
| Language | Original: Spanish |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd. (UK); Little, Brown & Co. (US) |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | Original: Mexico English: United States |
Published in English | 1963 |
| Pages | 360 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8166-3808-6 |
| OCLC | 45636826 |
Explosion in a Cathedral (Spanish title: El Siglo de las Luces, "The Age of Enlightenment" ) is a historical novel by Cuban writer and musicologist Alejo Carpentier. The book follows the story of three privileged Creole orphans from Havana, as they meet French adventurer Victor Hugues and get involved in the revolutionary turmoil that shook the Atlantic World at the end of the eighteenth century. Originally published in 1962, this is one of the most influential works written during the so-called "Latin American Boom".
Regarded as one of Latin America's greatest historical novels, Explosion in a Cathedral deals with the impact of the French Revolution on the Caribbean.[1] The main characters are all members of one family: two siblings, Carlos and Sofia, and their cousin Esteban.[2] The narrative deals with the cyclical nature of control, destruction, and development during revolution.[3] Stylistically, it contains elements of existentialism[4] and magical realism,[5] and it mirrors the tension between Europe and Latin America found in many of Carpentier's other works.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Swanson, Philip. Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction, Blackwell Publishing, 2004, p. 78. ISBN 1-4051-0866-5
- ^ Pope, Randolph D. "The Spanish American Novel from 1950 to 1975", in The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature, Vol. 2, ed. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria and Enrique Pupo-Walker, Cambridge University Press, 1996, p. 249. ISBN 0-521-41035-5
- ^ Franco, Jean. The Decline and Fall of the Lettered City: Latin America in the Cold War, Harvard University Press, 2002, pp. 168-9. ISBN 0-674-00842-1
- ^ Pope, pp. 249-50
- ^ Wood, Michael. "Spanish America", in The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature, Ed. John Sturrock, Oxford University Press, 1997, p. 394. ISBN 0-19-283318-9
- ^ Pope, p. 250
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