| Author | Alejo Carpentier |
| Translated by | Anneliese Botond |
| Publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag, Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Verlag |
| Publisher Series | Suhrkamp Taschenbuch |
| Copyright Holder (Text) | Alejo Carpentier |
| Copyright Holder (This Edition) | Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt Am Main* |
| Printed by | Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Willy Fleckhaus, Rolf Staudt |
| Cover Art by | Henri Rousseau |
| Afterword by | Alejo Carpentier |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | German |
| Location | Frankfurt am Main |
| Copyright | 1977 |
| Copyright | 1979 |
| First Printing in Country | 1979 |
| First Published In Paperback | 1982 |
| This Edition Published | 1992 |
| Pages / Font | 353 pages |
| ISBN | 3-518-37308-0 <1600> |
| Series Number | 808 |
| Edition No. | 7 |
| Notes | Translated from the Spanish 5th edition, published by Barral Editores in 1977. 7th paperback edition, 1992. |
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