Kalpa imperial

the greatest empire that never was

246 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2003 by Small Beer Press.

ISBN:
978-1-931520-05-8
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OCLC Number:
52743026

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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.

Kalpa Imperial is much more than a simple political allegory or fable. It is also a celebration of the power of storytelling. Gorodischer and 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 that will enthrall readers already familiar with the worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin.

Kalpa Imperial was published by Small Beer Press in 2003.

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Some books that you stumble upon ends up punching you in the guts, others do not. This book was of the latter category, but I still think it should've been the former, much so based on that I like the works of the translator, Ursula K. LeGuin.

As a part of my job I support unemployed persons that have internships at my organization, among them at a few of the charity shops that we run. It was while browsing the bookshelves during a slow hour that I came upon Kalpa imperial. It seemed like my kind of book, and I still think it is.

I think I understand what the author wanted to do, and I think it is clever. She sketches the history of an empire, follows its many rulers , their surge, their downfall, internal and external strife; and how the empire and its society adapts during …