Alejo Carpentier

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Also Known As	Alejo Carpentier
Born	December 26, 1904 • Lausanne • Switzerland
Died	April 24, 1980 (aged 75) • Paris • France
Awards And Honors	Cervantes Prize (1977)
Notable Works	“Concierto barroco” • “¡Ecué-Yamba-Ó!” • “Explosion in a Cathedral” • “Journey Back to the Source” • “Music in Cuba” • “Reasons of State” • “The Harp and the Shadow” • “The Kingdom of This World” • “The Lost Steps” • “War of Time”

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