Nancy Morejón Interview (2002) translated from the Spanish by Jason Weiss.
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For many years I have said, following the tradition of Nicolás Guillén, Fernando Ortiz and Alejo Carpentier, that whoever wants to understand Cuba cannot ignore its mestizo condition in which the Hispanic and African components cannot be divided because they have created a cosmovisión that is authentically original.
— Nancy Morejón
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About Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (Spanish pronunciation: karpanˈtje, French pronunciation: kaʁpɑ̃tje; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French and Russian parentage, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba.
About Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (Spanish pronunciation: karpanˈtje, French pronunciation: kaʁpɑ̃tje; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French and Russian parentage, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba.
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