The lost steps
Carpentier, Alejo, 1904-19801991
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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".
Main title:
The lost steps / Alejo Carpentier.
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Imprint:
London : Minerva, 1991.
Collation:
278p. ; 20cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Gollancz, 1956.Translation of: Los pasos perdidos
ISBN:
9780749391423 (pbk)0749391421 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.91863
Language:
EnglishSpanish
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BRN:
2077928
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