{"product_id":"9781931520058-kalpa-imperial","title":"Kalpa Imperial","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Greatest Empire That Never Was\u003cbr\u003eEmperors, empresses, storytellers, thieves — and the Natural History of Ferrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin chose to translate this novel which was on the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading list and winner of the Prix Imaginales, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMás Allá, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoblet and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigfrido Radaelli awards.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first of Argentinean writer Angélica Gorodischer's award-winning books to be translated into English. In eleven chapters, \u003ci\u003eKalpa Imperial\u003c\/i\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this is much more than a simple political allegory or fable. It is also a celebration of the power of storytelling. Gorodischer and translator Ursula K. Le Guin are a well-matched, sly and delightful team of magician-storytellers. Rarely have author and translator been such an effortless pairing. \u003ci\u003eKalpa Imperial\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful introduction to the writing of Angélica Gorodischer, a novel which will enthrall readers already familiar with the worlds of Le Guin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40915059638369,"sku":"9781931520058","price":14.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26879254.jpg?v=1721321496","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781931520058-kalpa-imperial","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}