Alejo Carpentier
Nato il 26 dicembre 1904 a Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. Deceduto il 24 aprile 1980.
Biografia
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French and Russian parentage, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba, and d...