Alejo Carpentier: The Fugitives. Summary and analysis
Plot In Alejo Carpentier’s The Fugitives, an escaped slave and a tracking dog, both fugitives from the plantation, form an unexpected alliance in the thick Caribbean jungle. Together they survive in the jungle, hunting, fleeing, sharing shelter and hunger, until their coexistence transforms into a complex bond marked by instinct, fear, and memories of the past. As time passes, Cimarrón becomes increasingly reckless, approaching villages, stealing, and searching for women, until he is recaptured. Perro, more withdrawn, adapts to life …
