From the visionary author of Sudden Death, a hallucinatory,
revelatory, colonial revenge story. One morning in 1519,
conquistador Hernán Cortés entered the floating city of
Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he would meet
the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires,
two languages, two possible futures. Cortés was accompanied by his
nine captains, his troops, and his two translators: Friar Aguilar,
a taciturn, former slave, and Malinalli, a strategic, former
princess. Greeted at a ceremonial welcome meal by the steely
princess Atotoxli, sister and wife of Moctezuma, the Spanish nearly
bungle their entrance to the city. As they await their meeting with
Moctezuma - who is at a political, spiritual, and physical
crossroads, and relies on hallucinogens to get himself through the
day and in quest for any kind of answer from the gods - the Spanish
are ensconced in the labyrinthine palace. Soon, one of Cortés's
captains, Jazmín Caldera, overwhelmed by the grandeur of the city,
begins to question the ease with which they were welcomed into the
city, and wonders at the risks of getting out alive, much less
conquering the empire. You Dreamed of Empires brings to life
Tenochtitlan at its height, and reimagines its destiny. The
incomparably original Alvaro Enrigue sets afire the moment of
conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, a restitutive,
fantastical counter-attack, in a novel so electric and so unique
that it feels like a dream.
General
Imprint: |
Harvill Secker
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Álvaro Enrigue
|
Translators: |
Natasha Wimmer
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Dimensions: |
222 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78730-380-5 |
Subtitles: |
Spanish
|
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-78730-380-2 |
Barcode: |
9781787303805 |
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