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alejo carpentier

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Car⋅pen⋅tier

[kahr-puhn-tyair; Sp. kahr-pen-tyer]
–noun
A⋅le⋅jo [uh-ley-hoh; Sp. ah-le-haw] , 1904–80, Cuban novelist, writer, and musicologist.
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Car·pen·tier   (kär'pěn-tyār')   
Cuban writer, musicologist, and diplomat who is considered the founder of magical realism. His novels include The Kingdom of This World (1942) and Lord, Praised Be Thou! (1933).
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