Correspondencia con Pierre Verger

Lydia Cabrera

Sinopse

La escritora cubana Lydia Cabrera conoció en persona al fotógrafo francés Pierre Fatumbi Verger en 1954, en el Hotel Ritz de París. Le llevó, como obsequio, un ejemplar de su monumental El monte, que acababa de publicarse en La Habana ese año. Otro amigo común, Roger Bastide, etnólogo y profesor de la Universidad de Sorbonne los había presentado. Desde entonces se estableció entre Cabrera y Verger una relación epistolar centrada sobre todo en el interés mutuo por las artes y religiones de África.
Esta Correspondencia con Pierre Verger es el fruto de un diálogo fraterno que duró décadas. En las cartas aquí reunidas se habla de religión, de arte, de historia y también de sus propias vidas. Lydia se sincera más de una vez y le cuenta a Pierre de su desarraigo tras terminar viviendo exiliada en Miami. Hay también un profundo respeto y una admiración mutuas.

Disponível desde: 01/03/2024.

Comprimento de impressão: 154 páginas.

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