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Latin American ยท Novel

The Kingdom of This World

by Alejo Carpentier. A major work by Alejo Carpentier exploring history, revolution, marvelous real; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

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Date
1949
Origin
Cuba
Era
Latin American
Genre
Novel
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

HistoryRevolutionMarvelous Real

Why it matters

A major work by Alejo Carpentier exploring history, revolution, marvelous real; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.