Did Alejo Carpentier win the Premio Cervantes?

Yes. Carpentier received the Premio Miguel de Cervantes in 1977, one of the prize's earliest laureates, for a body of work central to the development of "lo real maravilloso" (magical realism) in Latin American fiction.

Alejo Carpentier

1904-12-26 – 1980-04-24 · Citizen of Cuba

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Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (Lausana, 26 de diciembre de 1904-París, 24 de abril de 1980) fue un escritor cubano y francés que influyó notablemente en la literatura latinoamericana durante su periodo de auge. La crítica lo consideró uno de los escritores fundamentales del siglo XX en lengua española,…

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Alep Carpentier, Alejò Carpentier, Aléjo Carpentier

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Los pasos perdidos

Alejo Carpentier

Explosion in a Cathedral

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Alejo Carpentier

Obras completas #17

El acoso

Alejo Carpentier

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Alejo Carpentier

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Obras completas 17. Diario de Venezuela .

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Did Alejo Carpentier win the Premio Cervantes?
Yes. Carpentier received the Premio Miguel de Cervantes in 1977, one of the prize's earliest laureates, for a body of work central to the development of "lo real maravilloso" (magical realism) in Latin American fiction.