 "The Kingdom of This World" is considered to be Alejo Carpentier's first great novel.He is praised for his skillful inclusion of Haitian voodoo, myth, and history in the work, as well as for contributing to the definition of Latin American identity.Although the presence of fantastic realism in "The Kingdom of This World" has been acclaimed by critics and discussed at length within the academic community, this concern is paralleled by a lack of interest in Carpentier's technical work in the novel.