{"product_id":"the-kingdom-of-this-world-9780374537388","title":"The Kingdom of This World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful new translation of a haunting novel of nineteenth-century Haiti\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few years after its liberation from harsh French colonial rule in 1803, Haiti endured a period of great brutality under the reign of King Henri Christophe, who was born a slave but rose to become the first black king in the Western Hemisphere. In this unnerving novel from one of Cuba's most celebrated authors, Henri Christophe's oppressive rule is observed through the eyes of the elderly slave Ti No l, who suffers abuse from masters both white and black. As he ranges across the country searching for true liberation, Ti No l navigates bloody revolutions, maniacal rulers with false visions of grandeur, and the mysterious power of voodoo magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in English translation in 1957, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of This World\u003c\/i\u003e is now widely recognized as a masterpiece of Cuban and Caribbean literature. Pablo Medina's remarkable new translation renders the dreamlike prose of Alejo Carpentier with nuance and felicity while delivering anew a powerful novel about the birth of modern Haiti. Visionary and singularly twisted, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of This World \u003c\/i\u003eemerges from the depths of the struggle for a country into a tale of race, erotomania, magic, and madness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejo Carpentier \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Cuba and, after living in Europe, returned to Havana after the revolution. The author of three other novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, he died in 1980. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Medina\u003c\/b\u003e is a Cuban-born writer and translator. He has written sixteen books of poetry, fiction, and memoir, including \u003ci\u003eCubop City Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cigar Roller\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eExiled Memories: A Cuban Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e. He has translated the work of Virgilio Piñera and Federico García Lorca and has been awarded grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Cintas Foundation, and others. He is a professor of fiction, poetry, and translation at Emerson College in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646588883218,"sku":"9780374537388","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1cfb5485-4b4e-454d-a85b-029bf5ab36bb.jpg?v=1733181154","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-kingdom-of-this-world-9780374537388","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}