The Lost Steps

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Author: Alejo Carpentier Publisher: Avon 46177 Year: 1979 Print: 1 Cover Price: $2.5 Condition: Fine. No defects. Genre: Fiction20813042ETranslated into twenty languages and publis hed in more than fourteen Spanish editions, The Lost Steps, originally published in 1953, is Alejo Carpentier's most heralded novel.A composer, fleeing an empty existence in New York City, takes a journey with his mistress to one of the few remaining areas of the world not yet touched by civilization -- the upper reaches of a great South American river. The Lost Steps describes his search, his adventures, and the remarkable decision he makes in a village that seems to be truly outside history. Show more