Latin American ยท Novel
The Lost Steps
by Alejo Carpentier. A major work by Alejo Carpentier exploring history, revolution, marvelous real; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1953
- Origin
- Cuba
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
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.