Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was
core novel 1983 Kalpa Imperial
Record
| Original title | Kalpa Imperial |
|---|---|
| First published | 1983 |
| Original language |  ES |
| First English translation | 2003 |
| Translator | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (1,758 ratings, collected 2026-08-11) |
| Page count | 246 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781931520058 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Kalpa Imperial
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Angélica Gorodischer
Notes
- An 11-chapter mosaic novel narrating the rise and fall of a fictional empire across many storytellers and centuries, by an Argentine author largely unknown in English until Ursula K. Le Guin's 2003 translation. Several 1980s Argentine/Spanish-language award claims (Mas Alla 1984, Premio Sigfrido Radaelli 1985, Premio Poblet 1986) appear on Wikipedia's summary but could not be independently corroborated against a primary source -- not registered as AWD records.
- On the translation: English translation, Small Beer Press 2003.
Sources
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