Description
| Product ID: | 9780143133889 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Explosion in a Cathedral |
| Authors: | Author: Alejo Carpentier, Adrian Nathan West |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Historical fiction, Historical fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating One of Latin America's greatest historical novels deals with the impact of the French Revolution on the CaribbeanWhen he arrives in Cuba at the close of the eighteenth century, Victor Hugues, a merchant sailor from Marseille brings with him not only the idealism of the French Revolution but also its ambition and desire for bloodshed. Landing at the Havana doorstep of three wealthy Creole adolescent orphans, he leads them across the Caribbean Sea to Guadeloupe, into the midst of the immense changes sweeping the world outside their life in Havana. As Victor's ideals begin to warp and change to fit shifting policies, the trio can no longer bear his betrayal of revolutionary ideas. What ensues in this magical realist masterpiece speaks to the frightening and corrupting allure of power. One of Latin America''s greatest historical novels deals with the impact of the French Revolution on the Caribbean |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-02-29 |