Alejo Carpanter

Cuban-french writer and musicologist (1904–1980).

Born December 26th, 1904 in Lausanne.

Died April 24th, 1980 at 75 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).

Occupations
diplomat, essayist, ethnographer, folklorist, journalist, literary critic, musicologist, novelist, publisher, university teacher, writer
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis