{"product_id":"you-dreamed-of-empires-alvaro-enrigue-9780593544792","title":"You Dreamed of Empires","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Enrigue's genius lies in his ability to bring readers close to its tangled knot of priests, mercenaries, warriors and princesses while adding a pinch of biting humor.\" --Silvia Moreno-Garcia, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riotously entertaining... A triumph of solemnity-busting erudition and mischievous invention that will delight and titillate.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the visionary author of \u003ci\u003eSudden Death\u003c\/i\u003e, a hallucinatory, revelatory colonial revenge story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne morning in 1519, conquistador Hern疣 Cort駸 enters the city of Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he will meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCort駸 is accompanied by his captains, his troops, his prized horses, and his two translators: Friar Aguilar, a taciturn friar, and Malinalli, an enslaved, strategic Nahua princess. After nearly bungling their entrance fo the city, the Spaniards are greeted at a ceremonial welcome meal by the steely Aztec princess Atotoxtli, sister and wife of Moctezuma. As they await their meeting with the emperor - who is at a political and spiritual crossroads, and relies on hallucinogens to get by - Cort駸 and his entourage are ensconced in the labyrinthine palace. Soon, one of Cort駸's captains, Jazm匤 Caldera, overwhelmed by the grandeur of the place, begins to question the ease with which they were welcomed into the city, and wonders at the chances of getting out alive, much less conquering the empire. And what if... they don't? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Dreamed of Empires\u003c\/i\u003e brings Tenochtitlan to life at its height, and reimagines its destiny. The incomparably original ﾁlvaro Enrigue sets afire the moment of conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, a restitutive, fantastical counterattack, in a novel so electric and so unique that it feels like a dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e ﾁlvaro Enrigue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059354479X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593544792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/19\/2024","brand":"ﾁlvaro Enrigue","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149276246271,"sku":"9780593544792","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0f3794e-02e6-4873-a022-55d97b09405b.jpg?v=1688455791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/you-dreamed-of-empires-alvaro-enrigue-9780593544792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}