In this novel's prologue, the author discusses how a visit to its setting left him with the sensation of the (*) "marvelous real," which is sometimes confused for the first usage of the term "magical realism."
In this novel, a priest falters in the middle of singing the Offertory and is replaced by a decrepit Archbishop, whose booming voice summons a thunderbolt that paralyzes a major character. A character in this novel gets his arm caught between the iron rollers into which he feeds sheaves of cane, requiring amputation. Near the end of this novel, its protagonist rapidly transforms into different animals, such as a goose, but decides to become human again when geese society rejects him. In this novel's prologue, the author discusses how a visit to its setting left him with the sensation of the (*) "marvelous real," which is sometimes confused for the first usage of the term "magical realism." Despite his ability to poison the earth and kill livestock, Macandal is captured early in this novel, which details how slaves are forced to build the towering Sans-Souci palace. Henri-Christophe's brief regime is profiled by Ti-Noel in this novel. For 10 points, name this novel about the Haitian Revolution by Alejo Carpentier.
In this novel, a priest falters in the middle of singing the Offertory and is replaced by a decrepit Archbishop, whose booming voice summons a thunderbolt that paralyzes a major character.
The Kingdom of this World [or El reino de este mundo]