Concierto barroco

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Concierto barroco is a 1974 novel by Cuban author Alejo Carpentier. Carpentier, a pioneer of magic realism, was a highly influential Latin American writer of the 20th century.1

Concierto barroco is noted for its lighter, sometimes humorous tone, a departure from some of Carpentier's earlier, more serious historical novels. The novel is set in the Baroque period and explores themes related to art, music, and culture, reflecting Carpentier's background as a musicologist. It is considered one of his later works, published as he entered his final years.1

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…sometimes humorous fiction, as in Concierto barroco (1974; Eng. trans. Concierto barroco), El recurso del método (1974; Reasons of State), and El arpa y la sombra (1979; The Harp and the Shadow). In the latter, the protagonist is Christopher Columbus, involved in a love affair with the Catholic Queen Isabella…
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…sometimes humorous fiction, as in Concierto barroco (1974; Eng. trans. Concierto barroco), El recurso del método (1974; Reasons of State), and El arpa y la sombra (1979; The Harp and the Shadow). In the latter, the protagonist is Christopher Columbus, involved in a love affair with the Catholic Queen Isabella…
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