{"product_id":"kalpa-imperial-9780593995389","title":"Kalpa Imperial","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterpiece of world-building that tells the story of an imaginary empire in a kaleidoscope of voices, by a pioneering woman in sci-fi\/fantasy, translated by the great Ursula K. Le Guin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Speculative Fiction Special\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn empire falls and then rises and falls again. Kings and queens trade power in turn; storytellers whisper secrets into the ears of emperors; cities are besieged and invaded and rebuilt. This rich chronicle of an imaginary nation unfolds in fairy tales, oral histories, and political commentaries, forming a portrait of power, terror, and civilization in all its glory and dishonor. Ursula K. Le Guin was so enchanted by \u003ci\u003eKalpa Imperial\u003c\/i\u003e that she learned Spanish in order to translate it, and she proves a sly and delightful partner to Angélica Gorodischer’s masterful prose. First published in 1983, the novel established Gorodischer as one of the preeminent female writers of speculative fiction.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":68343231676806,"sku":"9780593995389","price":27.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780593995389.jpg?v=1793799384","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/kalpa-imperial-9780593995389","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}