{"product_id":"you-dreamed-of-empires","title":"Alvaro Enrigue: You Dreamed of Empires [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An Aztec West Wing'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glorious' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei-D\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF 2024\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eTOP FIVE TRANSLATED FICTION OF 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1519, Conquistador Hernan Cortes and his troops ride into the floating city of Tenoxtitlan - today's Mexico City - in this hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvited to a ceremonial meal with the steely princess Atotoxtli, sister and wife of the emperor Moctezuma, the Spanish nearly bungle their entrance into the city and its labyrinthine palace. Soon, one of Cortes's captains, Jazmin Caldera, begins to question the ease with which they were welcomed, and wonders at the risks of getting out alive, much less conquering the empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoctezuma himself is at a political, spiritual and physical crossroads, relying on hallucinogens in a quest for any kind of answer from the gods. When Cortes and Moctezuma meet, two worlds, empires, languages, and possible futures collide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Dreamed of Empires\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life Tenoxtitlan at its height - and reimagines its destiny.\u003cbr\u003eIt sets afire the moment of conquest and turns it into a moment of revolution, in a novel so electric and so unique that it feels like a dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Natasha Wimmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A mischievous fantasy'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e TLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOP TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Enrigue, Alvaro \u0026 Wimmer, Natasha","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50092154323283,"sku":"9781529920659","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":53632603488595,"sku":"XE81529920659","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/alvaro-enrigue-wimmer-natasha-alvaro-enrigue-you-dreamed-of-empires-2025-paperback-9781529920659-60691185762643.jpg?v=1777733207","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/you-dreamed-of-empires","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}