The Lost Steps
Alejo Carpentier
296 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0816638071
ISBN13:
Language: English
Publish: 983433600000
20th CenturyClassicsFictionLatin AmericanLatin American LiteratureLiterary FictionLiteratureMagical RealismNovelsSpanish Literature
A composer, fleeing an empty existence in New York City, takes a journey with his mistress to one of the few remaining areas of the world not yet touched by civilization-the upper reaches of a great South American river. The Lost Steps describes his search, his adventures, and the remarkable decision he makes in a village that appears to be truly outside history.