Contributions

  • John Sturrock (Translator) - Contributor

Publication

1989-12-01 - Noonday Pr

Language

English

Word Count

87,750 words, Guess

Page Count

351 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing443919
  • Goodreads1751922

Classifications

  • LCCPQ7389.C263 S513 1989

Description

A swashbuckling tale set in the Caribbean at the time of the French Revolution, Explosion in a Cathedral focuses on Victor Hugues, a historical figure who led the naval assault to take back the island of Guadeloupe from the English at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In Carpentier’s telling, this piratical character walks into the lives of the wealthy orphans Esteban and Sofia and casts them abruptly into the midst of the immense changes sweeping the world outside their Havana mansion.

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  • Explosion in a CathedralNoonday Pr1989-12-01

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