A composer, fleeing an empty existence in New York, takes a journey with his mistress to the remote upper reaches of a South American river, imagining he is retracing the lost steps of mankind. The author - who was amongst the first to use "magic realism" - has also written "The Chase".
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Carpentier was a novelist, classically trained pianist and musicologist, aproducer of avant-garde radio programming, and an influential theorist of politics and literature.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1980 Penguin Paperback Edition 2nd Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding with wonderful Max Ernst cover design as shown. Seller Inventory # ABE-1633864295397
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60142799: 1980. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. 251 pages. Annotation au feutre sur la tranche. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO60142799
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