Analysis of the Black Subject as a Political Subject in Two of Alejo Carpentier’s Works: Écue-Yamba-Ó (1933) and El reino de este mundo (1949)

Abstract

This paper reflects on the character of the black subject in two works by Alejo Carpentier: Écue-Yamba-Ó (1933) and El reino de este mundo (1949). For this purpose, an account is made of the plots and characters of the works, as well as the context in which they were produced, certain critical approaches to them and some theoretical tools taken from the social sciences and the humanities. The purpose of this article is to understand various changes that occurred between the production of these works, with emphasis on their understanding of the black subject as a political subject.