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1787302296

Book Civilisations; Laurent Binet; translated by Sam Taylor

Author: Binet, Laurent

Author: Taylor, Sam

Year: 2021

Language: English

Type: Book

Class Number: HISTORICAL

Category: Fiction

Publisher: Harvill Secker, 2021

Physical or Electronic: Physical

ISBN: 9781787302297

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Translated from the French

c.1000AD: Erik the Red's daughter heads south from Greenland. 1492: Columbus does not discover America. 1531: the Incas invade Europe. Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them. Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even when captured by Incas, his faith in his superiority and his mission is unshaken. Thirty years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in Europe. What does he find? The Spanish Inquisition, the Reformation, capitalism, the miracle of the printing press, endless warmongering between the ruling monarchies, and constant threat from the Turks. But most of all, downtrodden populations ready for revolution.

Extent: 352 pages, 23 cm, hbk

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