You dreamed of empires
Enrigue, Alvaro, 1969-2024
Books
Find it!
One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernán Cortés rode into the floating city of Tenoxtitlan - today's Mexico City - accompanied by his eight captains, his troops and his two translators. Invited to a ceremonial meal with the steely princess Atotoxtli, sister and wife of the emperor Moctezume, the Spanish nearly bungle their entrance into the city and its labyrinthine palace. Soon, one of Cortes's captains, Jazmin Caldera, begins to question the ease with which they were welcomed, and wonders at the risks of getting out alive, much less conquering the empire. Moctezuma himself is at a political, spiritual, and physical crossroads, relying on hallucinogens in a quest for any kind of answer from the gods. When Cortes and Moctezuma meet later that day, two worlds, empires, languages and possible futures collide.
Main title:
You dreamed of empires / Álvaro Enrigue ; translated by Natasha Wimmer.
Author:
Enrigue, Alvaro, 1969-, authorWimmer, Natasha, translator
Imprint:
London : Harvill Secker, 2024.
Collation:
224 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Spanish.
ISBN:
9781787303805 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
863.7
Language:
EnglishSpanish
BRN:
2663329