Enrigue, Ãlvaro
You Dreamed of Empires
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529920659
- author:
- Enrigue, Ãlvaro
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2025
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 19.9 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue is a hallucinatory and revelatory novel that brings to life the moment of conquest in 1519. When Conquistador Hernan Cortes and his troops ride into the floating city of Tenoxtitlan, they are met with a ceremonial meal and a steely princess, Atotoxtli, who is both the sister and wife of the emperor Moctezuma.
The Spanish nearly bungle their entrance into the city, and one of Cortes's captains, Jazmin Caldera, begins to question the ease with which they were welcomed. As the story unfolds, Moctezuma is at a political, spiritual, and physical crossroads, relying on hallucinogens in a quest for answers from the gods. The collision of two worlds, empires, languages, and possible futures is a central theme of this unique and electric novel.
Translated by Natasha Wimmer, You Dreamed of Empires is a mischievous fantasy that reimagines the destiny of Tenoxtitlan at its height. This novel sets the moment of conquest ablaze, turning it into a moment of revolution, and feels like a dream.
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