The Kingdom of This World

Name: The Kingdom of This World
Author: Alejo Carpentier
ISBN: 9786074571240

by Alejo Carpentier

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The Kingdom of This World is a novel by Cuban author Alejo Carpentier, published in 1949 in his native Spanish and first translated into English in 1957. A work of historical fiction, it tells the story of Haiti before, during, and after the Haitian Revolution led by Toussaint Louverture, as seen by its central character, Ti Noel, who serves as the novel's connecting thread.

First published 1957176 pages

863.64

Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 2
Editions known: 57

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 863.64863.6863
Library of Congress (LCC): PQ7389.C263 R4 1967PQ7389.C263 R4 1972PQ7389.C263 R413 2017PQ7389.C263 R4 1999

Subjects

863/.64EsclavitudFicciónFictionFiction, historicalFiction, historical, generalFiction, war & militaryHaiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- FictionHaiti, fictionHistoriaHistoryLIteratura cubana

This edition

ISBN 9786074571240EnglishFirst-edition ISBN: 1499015518

DATE DUE

First published1957

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