Manhunt (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alejo Carpentier
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Plot: Psychological drama
- Time of Work: The early 1930’s, during the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado
- Setting: Havana, Cuba
- Principal Characters: The unnamed protagonist, Estrella, An old black woman, The ticket taker
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Communism or communists, Murder or homicide, Betrayal, 1930’s, Cuba or Cubans, Terrorism or terrorists, Students or student life
- Locales: Cuba, Havana, Cuba
The Novel
The principal action of Manhunt, a short novel which takes place during the span of one night in Havana, recounts the unnamed protagonist’s flight from his former political comrades, who are trying to murder him for having turned informer. The protagonist, the typical “young man from the provinces,” has come to the capital to pursue his studies at the university. Once in Havana, he takes up residence in a boardinghouse owned by an old black woman who had been his wet nurse. Shortly after his arrival in the city, he joins the Communist Party but is soon...
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