Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Writer
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| gptkbp:active_years_end |
gptkb:1980
|
| gptkbp:active_years_start |
1928
|
| gptkbp:associated_act |
gptkb:Cuban_Revolution
Cuban Exile |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Miguel_de_Cervantes_Prize
gptkb:Cuban_National_Literature_Prize |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
December 26, 1904
|
| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:Alejo_Carpentier_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Cuban cultural identity
Latin American cultural identity |
| gptkbp:death_date |
April 24, 1980
|
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:historical_fiction
magical realism |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alejo Carpentier
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Mario_Vargas_Llosa
gptkb:Julio_Cortázar Latin American literature postmodern literature Gabriel García Márquez's magical realism |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Marcel_Proust gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez |
| gptkbp:known_for |
his exploration of identity and culture
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Spanish
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
Cuban
|
| gptkbp:notable_for |
lyrical prose
baroque style |
| gptkbp:notable_themes |
the nature of reality
the relationship between the individual and society the search for identity the relationship between art and politics the use of allegory the impact of colonialism the exploration of the human condition the critique of modernity the exploration of spirituality the critique of imperialism the exploration of time the role of music in culture the intersection of history and myth the exploration of existentialism the exploration of memory and history the celebration of Afro-Cuban culture the exploration of dreams and reality the influence of European culture on Latin America |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Kingdom_of_This_World
gptkb:Explosion_in_a_Cathedral gptkb:The_Lost_Steps |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:music_education gptkb:Novelist |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
Lausanne, Switzerland
|
| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Paris,_France
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Sonia Ruiz
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cuba
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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