About “The Kingdom of This World”
This 1949 novel by Alejo Carpentier is set in Haiti a few years after its 1803 liberation from French colonial rule, as the country endures even greater brutality under King Henri-Christophe, born a slave in Grenada who rose to become the first black king in the Western Hemisphere. In dreamlike prose, it records the destruction of his regime amid voodoo, race hatred, madness, and erotomania.
Book details
- Published
- 1967
- Latest edition
- 2017 · ISBN 9780374537388
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The kingdom of this world | 2017 | 9780374537388 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Kingdom of This World | 2006 | 9780374530112 | Buy on Amazon |
| The kingdom of this world | 1990 | 0233986170 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The kingdom of this world | 1989 | 0374521972 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Kingdom of This World | 1989 | 9780374521974 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The kingdom of this world | 1975 | 0140038736 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The kingdom of this world | 1967 | — | Buy on Amazon |