?The breadth and depth of Carpentier's historical and cultural erudition, fundamental to the elaboration of his narrative style and thematic context, is well outlined in this Guide.... ...the inclusion of dissertation topics, in addition to the preponderance of published articles, if not of reviews, on Carpentier's work, renders this bibliography indispensable for future scholarshi. ... The Guide thus contributes substantially to the documentation of Carpentier's considerable influence on contemporary Hispanic literature.?-Hispania