Álvaro Enrigue: You Dreamed of Empires

  • Mon 19 Aug 19:45 - 20:45
  • EFI Venue NW
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  • EFI Venue NW
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Álvaro Enrigue: You Dreamed of Empires

Featuring a cast of princesses, priests, mercenaries, and warriors, You Dreamed of Empires is the vibrant new novel from Álvaro Enrigue, award-winning author of Sudden Death. Hallucinatory, gruesome, farcical: it’s a colonial revenge story where the action unfolds over one day in 1500’s Mexico. Hear the visionary author talk to Chris Power about his playful approach to history and the role humour plays in critiquing power.

Categories: Fiction, History

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