Form Quote by Alejo Carpentier

“The concept of the marvelous begins to take form when it arises from an unexpected alteration of reality, the miracle.”

Alejo Carpentier

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“But everywhere dark shapes were already melting into the night, seeking asylum in the undergrowth and the jungle. Those not caught in the first haul headed for the mountains, stealing canoes and boats to make their way upstream; they were unarmed, almost naked, but determined to return to the way of life of their ancestors, somewhere the whites would not…

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From the beginning, the sensation of the marvelous presupposes faith.

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