You dreamed of empires
Enrigue, Alvaro, 1969-2024
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One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernán Cortés entered the floating city of Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he would meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures. Cortés was accompanied by his nine captains, his troops, and his two translators: Friar Aguilar, a taciturn, former slave, and Malinalli, a strategic, former princess. Greeted at a ceremonial welcome meal by the steely princess Atotoxli, sister and wife of Moctezuma, the Spanish nearly bungle their entrance to the city. As they await their meeting with Moctezuma - who is at a political, spiritual, and physical crossroads, and relies on hallucinogens to get himself through the day and in quest for any kind of answer from the gods - the Spanish are ensconced in the labyrinthine palace.
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
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BRN:
1336920
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