Quo Fuit places 10 dated presences for Alejo Carpentier across 8 places, from 1904 to 1980.
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Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Alejo Carpentier was documented, and when
26 December 1904exact date
Lausanneattested“Carpentier was born on December 26, 1904, in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Jorge Julián Carpentier, a French architect, and Lina Valmont, a Russian language teacher.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
Franceattested“While in France, Carpentier also founded a literary magazine called Imán in 1931, for which he became editor-in-chief.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1933 to 1936period
Cubaattested“When the Machado regime came to an end in 1933, Carpentier decided to make plans to return to his native land to visit, and in 1936 he made the trip back to Cuba.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1939year
La Habanaattested“Carpentier himself indicated that he was tiring of Paris, and "...in 1939 without any other reason than the nostalgia of Cuba, I vacated my apartment and started the return to La Habana".”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1943 to 1949period
Haitiattested“Carpentier's El reino de este mundo was inspired by his 1943 trip to Haiti, and Los pasos perdidos drew on his visit to Venezuela in 1949.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1943 to 1949period
Venezuelaattested“Carpentier's El reino de este mundo was inspired by his 1943 trip to Haiti, and Los pasos perdidos drew on his visit to Venezuela in 1949.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
Parisattested“Carpentier was struggling with cancer as he completed his final novel, El arpa y la sombra, and finally died in Paris on April 24, 1980.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
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1921year
Havanamentioned“In 1921, while studying in Havana, Carpentier became a cultural journalist, writing mostly about avant-garde developments in the arts, particularly music." He contributed columns to La Discusión, a daily journal from Havana.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1928 to 1939period
Parismentioned“Carpentier decided on a voluntary exile to France and arrived in Paris in 1928; he remained there until 1939, when he returned to Havana.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1928 to 1939period
Havanamentioned“Carpentier decided on a voluntary exile to France and arrived in Paris in 1928; he remained there until 1939, when he returned to Havana.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1928 to 1939period
Francementioned“Carpentier decided on a voluntary exile to France and arrived in Paris in 1928; he remained there until 1939, when he returned to Havana.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1959year
Cubamentioned“This novel has a prologue that "outlines Carpentier's faith in the destiny of Latin America and the aesthetic implications of its peculiar cultural heritage." Carpentier returned to Cuba after the triumph of the revolution led by Fidel C…”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1966year
Parismentioned“In 1966, Carpentier settled in Paris where he served as Cuban ambassador to France.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
1966year
Francementioned“In 1966, Carpentier settled in Paris where he served as Cuban ambassador to France.”source: Wikipedia: Alejo Carpentier
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