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Kalpa Imperial : The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Angelica Gorodischer (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Ursula K. Le Guin chose to translate this novel which was on the New York Times Summer Reading list and winner of the Prix Imaginales, Más Allá, Poblet and Sigfrido Radaelli awards. Thisis the first of Argentinean writer Angélica Gorodischer's award-winningbooks to be translated into English. In eleven chapters, Kalpa Imperial 'smultiple storytellers relate the story of a fabled nameless empirewhich has risen and fallen innumerable times. Fairy tales, oralhistories and political commentaries are all woven tapestry-style intoKalpa Imperial: beggars become emperors, democracies becomedictatorships, and history becomes legends and stories. But thisis much more than a simple political allegory or fable. It is also acelebration of the power of storytelling. Gorodischer and translatorUrsula K. Le Guin are a well-matched, sly and delightful team ofmagician-storytellers. Rarely have author and translator been such aneffortless pairing. Kalpa Imperial is a powerful introduction tothe writing of Angélica Gorodischer, a novel which will enthrall readersalready familiar with the worlds of Le Guin.

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Publisher
Small Beer Press
ISBN-10
1931520054
ISBN-13
9781931520058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Kalpa Imperial : the Greatest Empire That Never Was
Author
Angelica Gorodischer
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Literary
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
246 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pq7798.17.O73k313
Reviews
"The history of an imaginary empire in a series of tales that adopt the voice of a marketplace storyteller. . . . While the point of each tale eludes paraphrase, the cumulative burden is the imperfectibility of human society . . . Le Guin's translation, which ranges from blunt to elegant to oracular, seems like the ideal medium for this grim if inescapable message."-- New York Times Book Review "A novel that evokes weighty matters lightly and speaks of self-evident wisdom while itself remaining mysterious." -- Washington Post "The dreamy, ancient voice is not unlike Le Guin's, and this collection should appeal to her fans as well as to those of literary fantasy and Latin American fiction."-- Library Journal ( starred review ) "There's a very modern undercurrent to the Kalpa empire, with tales focusing on power (in a political sense) rather than generic moral lessons. Her mythology is consistent--wide in scope, yet not overwhelming. The myriad names of places and people can be confusing, almost Tolkeinesque in their linguistic originality. But the stories constantly move and keep the book from becoming overwhelming. Gorodischer has a sizeable body of work to be discovered, with eighteen books yet to reach English readers, and this is an impressive introduction."-- Review of Contemporary Fiction "Borges and Cortázar are alive and well."-- Bridge Magazine "Those looking for offbeat literary fantasy will welcome Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was, by Argentinean writer Angélica Gorodischer. Translated from the Spanish by Ursula Le Guin, this is the first appearance in English of this prize-winning South American fantasist."-- Publishers Weekly "It's always difficult to wrap up a rave review without babbling redundant praises. This time I'll simply say 'Buy this Book!'"-- Locus "The elaborate history of an imaginary country...is Nabokovian in its accretion of strange and rich detail, making the story seem at once scientific and dreamlike."-- Time Out New York
Table of Content
Book One: The House of Power Portrait of the Emperor The Two Hands The End of a Dynasty, or The Natural History of Ferrets The Siege, Battle, and Victory of Selimmagud Concerning the Unchecked Growth of Cities Book Two: The Greatest Empire Portrait of the Empress And the Streets Deserted The Pool Basic Weapons "Down There in the South" The Old Incense Road
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-105105
Dewey Decimal
863/.64
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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