Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was

Small Beer Press is proud to present Kalpa Imperial, the history of an imaginary empire, written by Angélica Gorodischer, a major South American fantasist and translated by Ursula K. Le Guin, one of North America's most dazzling and fearless writers.

Gorodischer and Le Guin are a well-matched, sly and delightful team of magician-storytellers. Rarely have author and translator been such an effortless pairing. Kalpa Imperial is a powerful introduction to the writing of Angélica Gorodischer, a novel which will enthrall readers already familiar with the worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin.