{"product_id":"kalpa-imperial-the-greatest-empire-that-never-was-by-angelica-gorodischer","title":"Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Angelica Gorodischer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 16 JUL 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dazzling tapestry of myth, fantasy and folk tale from Argentina's great writer of speculative fiction, in a translation by Ursula K. Le Guin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn city squares and glittering palaces, a series of storytellers recount the many deaths and rebirths of the greatest Empire that never was: a history in which beggars rise to the Golden Throne, mad emperors raze cities and murderous empresses plot against their own children. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAngélica Gorodischer’s dreamlike novel, masterfully translated by Ursula K. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe Guin, conjures a labyrinthine fictional universe of magical lore, broken dynasties and an Empire fated to rise, fall and rise again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA landmark of Spanish-language imaginative fiction: a lyrical work that reimagines fantasy and myth from one of Argentina’s most brilliant writers’ Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback | Publication: 16 Jul 2026, Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241803523 | Extent: 272 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57564071264638,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780241803523.jpg?v=1781697348","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/kalpa-imperial-the-greatest-empire-that-never-was-by-angelica-gorodischer","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}