Name: kalpa imperial,the greatest empire that never was
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Author: Angélica Gorodischer
ISBN: 9781931520058

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kalpa imperial,the greatest empire that never was

Type

Physical Book

Author

Angélica Gorodischer

Translated by

Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher

Small Beer Press

Language

English

Pages

250

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.5 x 16.2 x 1.7 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN

1931520054

ISBN13

9781931520058

Synopsis "kalpa imperial,the greatest empire that never was"

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.This is the first of Argentinean writer Angélica Gorodischer's 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 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. Kalpa Imperial is a powerful introduction to the writing of Angélica Gorodischer, a novel which will enthrall readers already familiar with the worlds of Le Guin.

Angélica Gorodischer

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Angélica Gorodischer is a storyteller. She wrote numerous books, among which are Mango Juice (1988), The Night of the Innocent (1996), How to Succeed in Life (1998), Mint (2000), Imperial Kalpa (2001), Everywhere (2003), Story of My Mother (2004), Jaguar's Tomb (2005), The Darkroom (2009) and Corkscrew (2011). She received, among others, the Konex Platinum Award, Emecé (for her novel Alabaster Vases, Bokhara Carpets, published in 1985), Más Allá, Esteban Echeverría and Dignity, awarded by the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights for her work in favor of women's rights. In 2011, in the United States, she was awarded the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Her stories are featured in anthologies in the country and abroad. She has been translated into German, English, French, Italian, Russian, Czech, and Portuguese.

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Ursula K. Le Guin

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Ursula K. Le Guin (Berkeley, California, 1929-2018) was a key American author in fantasy literature and science fiction, known for her deep social and philosophical explorations in imaginary worlds. She particularly stood out for two major cycles: the fantasy saga Earthsea - which begins with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), a story of growth and magic - and the Hainish or Ekumen Cycle, which includes science fiction novels with strong social themes, such as The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and The Dispossessed (1974).

Her works address complex issues such as gender, politics, anarchism, and ecology, with a critical and humanist approach. She was awarded multiple prestigious prizes, including eight Hugos, six Nebulas, and twenty-two Locus, in addition to the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal. In 2003, she was named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and received the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature.

Le Guin left a literary legacy that combines brilliant imagination with deep reflection on the human condition and social justice, establishing herself as an essential voice in twentieth-century literature.

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