Alejo Carpentier: War’s long reach

Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Alejo CarpentierExplosion in a Cathedral (El siglo de las luces)Translated by John Sturrock At this moment the brisk trot of horses was heard. Remigio had appeared at the end of the avenue, sitting on the box of a mud-spattered carriage. But there was no one inside. Reining […]

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