false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175609830m/534595.jpg 534595 6 <p>"An impressive introduction."-<em>The Review of Contemporary Fiction</em></p> <p>"Should appeal to [Le Guin's] fans."-<em>Library Journal</em> (starred review) </p> <p>"Borges and Cortázar are alive and well."-<em>Bridge Magazine</em></p> <p>Multiple storytellers tell of a fabled nameless empire that has risen and fallen innumerable times. Beggars become emperors, democracies become dictatorships, and history becomes legends and stories. On <em>The New York Times</em> Summer Reading List.</p> 184641 1983 Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was total:64|5:18|4:24|3:16|2:4|1:2| 64 244 115 9 5 1 false false Fri Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 02 16:13:29 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 12 16:55:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 10:48:46 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 17:04:06 -0800 2008
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On the other hand, the stories were getting a little same-y by the end. Perhaps it's better read in two parts (as it was originally published).

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