Kalpa Imperial is the first of Argentinean writer Angélica Gorodischer's nineteen award-winning books to be translated into English. In eleven chapters, Kalpa Imperial's multiple storytellers relate the story of a fabled nameless empire which has risen and fallen innumerable times. Fairy tales, oral histories and political commentaries are all woven tapestry-style into Kalpa Imperial: beggars become emperors, democracies become dictatorships, and history becomes legends and stories. But Kalpa Imperial is much more than a simple political allegory or fable. It is also a celebration of the power of storytelling. Gorodischer and acclaimed writer Ursula K. Le Guin, who has translated Kalpa Imperial, are a well-matched, sly and delightful team of magician-storytellers. Rarely have author and translator been such an effortless pairing. Kalpa Imperial is a powerful introduction to the writing of Angélica Gorodischer, a novel which will enthrall readers already familiar with the worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin.
Genre: Fantasy
Genre: Fantasy
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Hardback Editions
February 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was Author(s): Angelica Gorodischer ISBN: 1-4165-0411-7 / 978-1-4165-0411-5 (USA edition) Publisher: I Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2003 : Hardback
| Title: KALPA IMPERIAL:THE GREATEST EM Author(s): Angelica Gorodischer ISBN: 1-59687-045-1 / 9781596870451 (USA edition) Publisher: IBOOKS, INC. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2003 : Paperback
| Title: Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was Author(s): Angélica Gorodischer ISBN: 1-931520-05-4 / 9781931520058 (USA edition) Publisher: Small Beer Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
September 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Kalpa Imperial Author(s): Ursula K. Le Guin, Angelica Gorodischer Publisher: Small Beer Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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