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Starred Review on November 1, 2023 | Classic Returns
Supplanting an earlier English-language edition adapted secondhand from the French, West's translation from the original Spanish of El Siglo de las Luces (1962), restores the vivid imagery of Carpentier's story chronicling the promise and betrayal of Enlightenment ideals as played out in the colonies of the New World. Following the fluctuating fortunes of true believer Victor Hugues, the "Robespierre of the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
