{"id":4674,"date":"2018-02-09T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/?p=4674"},"modified":"2018-02-09T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T19:56:00","slug":"donation-of-books-from-the-alejo-carpentier-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/2018\/02\/09\/donation-of-books-from-the-alejo-carpentier-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Donation of Books from the Alejo Carpentier Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Haga ‘clic’ aqu\u00ed para la versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol.<\/span>)<\/a><\/p>\n

We are excited to announce a donation of books we\u2019ve received in the Harold F. Johnson Library from the Alejo Carpentier Foundation in Havana, Cuba, by way of the Global Education Office here at Hampshire College.<\/p>\n

The books by Alejo Carpentier that will be available soon at Hampshire College Library include some of the author\u2019s most famous works, primarily in the original Spanish (we had many of the English translations already). You\u2019ll find historical fiction, such as El R<\/i>eino de E<\/i>ste M<\/i>undo<\/i> (\u2018The Kingdom of this World\u2019), about the Haitian Revolution, and El Arpa y la Sombra<\/i> (\u2018The Harp and the Shadow\u2019), centering on the arrival of Columbus in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also find nonfiction works, such as La M\u00fasica en Cuba (Music in Cuba), <\/i>a work of ethnomusicology placing emphasis on African influences within Cuban music and culture; or Cr\u00f3nicas I\/II <\/i>and Cr\u00f3nicas Caribe\u00f1as<\/i> (Caribbean Chronicles), collections of chronicles published in magazines and newspapers (a chronicle is a unique form of literary journalism popular in Latin America).<\/p>\n

Most of the books in this collection will circulate, but a few of the more fragile books will be placed in the special collections for library-only reading on request. If you have questions about the contents of this collection and how to access it, or if you are interested in having your class use these materials, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact Robin Potter Nolasco at rpnolasco@hampshire.edu.<\/p>\n

Here are some archival photographs of Alejo Carpentier and his world, courtesy of the Alejo Carpentier Foundation:<\/p>\n