Writing · Novel · Writer
Born Dec 26, 1904 · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Active 1978–1980 · Awards: Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, Prix Médicis étranger, Alfonso Reyes International Prize
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.