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The Kingdom of This World

Carpentier, Alejo
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historical fiction historical drama past tense third limited POV ~113 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive lyrical bleak

A dark historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 65%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count28,326
Page count~113 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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