Who was Alejo Carpentier?
Q: Who was Alejo Carpentier?
A: Alejo Carpentier was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period.
Q: Where did he grow up?
A: Alejo Carpentier grew up in Lausanne, Switzerland, Havana, Cuba and Paris.
Q: What type of writing is he best known for?
A: Alejo Carpentier is best known for his novels. He was among the first to use magical realism.
Q: What style of writing did he use?
A: Alejo Carpentier used the Baroque style which had become popular again. It was called New World Baroque and it was a style that Latin American artists took from the European model. He also brought the Surrealist theory to Latin American literature.
Q: How did his writing influence younger writers?
A: His writing influenced younger Latin American and Cuban writers like Lisandro Otero, Leonardo Padura and Fernando Velázquez Medina by exploring themes such as political history, music, social injustice and art in his writings.
Q: When did he die?
A: Alejo Carpentier died of cancer in Paris in 1980.
Q: Where is he buried?
A:He is buried in Havana's Colon Cemetery
