Alejo Carpentierand Jose Marti were from, for 10 points, which Caribbean island nation?
One author from this country wrote a novel in which the orphans Esteban and Sofia encounterthe French revolutionary Victor Hugues and a novel set on Lenormand de Mezy's plantation thatstars the slaves Mackandal and Ti Noel. That author from this country wrote Explosion in aCathedral and developed the theory of lo real marvailloso, a forerunner to magical realism, in theprologue to The Kingdom of this World. Another author from this country described his verse as "awounded deer seeking refuge on the mountain" and wrote "Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca", whichappears in (*) Versos Sencillos and was adapted into the patriotic song "Guantanamera". Alejo Carpentierand Jose Marti were from, for 10 points, which Caribbean island nation?
One author from this country wrote a novel in which the orphans Esteban and Sofia
Republic of Cuba [or Republica de Cuba; accept Switzerland or the Swiss Confederation until "wounded deer" is read, since Carpentier was born in Switzerland but identified as Cuban]