Description
A novel of power, politics, and the uncanny, this story follows a sorcerer whose troubled childhood fuels his ambition to build a new kingdom amid escalating turmoil. Blending the intimate with the historical, it traces how authority can be manufactured—through charisma, fear, and the promise of magic—until the boundary between governance and enchantment begins to dissolve. Drawing on the charged atmosphere of Argentina’s political life, the book also takes the form of a fictional biography, casting a shadowy light on a real-world figure associated with witchcraft and occult influence. With Luisa Valenzuela’s sharp, imaginative style, the narrative interrogates how myths of control take root, and what it costs when power is treated as something you can conjure.
Available Editions
paperback
Faber
Published Jan 1, 1985
ISBN: 9780571120673
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Details
First Published
1983
Language
spa
Translation
From: spa
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