A dazzling tapestry of myth, fantasy and folk tale from Argentina's great writer of speculative fiction, in a translation by Ursula K. Le Guin
In city squares and glittering palaces, a series of storytellers recount the many deaths and rebirths of the greatest Empire that never was: a history in which beggars rise to the Golden Throne, mad emperors raze cities and murderous empresses plot against their own children. Angélica Gorodischer's dreamlike novel, masterfully translated by Ursula K. Le Guin, conjures a labyrinthine fictional universe of magical lore, broken dynasties and an Empire fated to rise, fall and rise again.
'A landmark of Spanish-language imaginative fiction: a lyrical work that reimagines fantasy and myth from one of Argentina's most brilliant writers' Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night
| ISBN: | 9780241803523 |
| Publication date: | 16th July 2026 |
| Author: | Angélica Gorodischer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Politics Fiction in translation Magical realism Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales Speculative fiction |
A dazzling tapestry of myth, fantasy and folk tale from Argentina's great writer of speculative fiction, in a translation by Ursula K. Le Guin
In city squares and glittering palaces, a series of storytellers recount the many deaths and rebirths of the greatest Empire that never was: a history in which beggars rise to the Golden Throne, mad emperors raze cities and murderous empresses plot against their own children. Angélica Gorodischer's dreamlike novel, masterfully translated by Ursula K. Le Guin, conjures a labyrinthine fictional universe of magical lore, broken dynasties and an Empire fated to rise, fall and rise again.
'A landmark of Spanish-language imaginative fiction: a lyrical work that reimagines fantasy and myth from one of Argentina's most brilliant writers' Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night
Kalpa Imperial features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Politics, Fiction in translation, Magical realism, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Speculative fiction
Kalpa Imperial is available in Paperback
Kalpa Imperial was written by Angélica Gorodischer and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Kalpa Imperial has 272 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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