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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 after he is captured by the Taínos, his faith in his superiority and his mission is unshaken.
Thirty-nine 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. Fortunately, he has a recent guidebook to acquiring power—Machiavelli's The Prince. It turns out he is very good at it. So, the stage is set for a Europe ruled by Incas and for a great war that will change history forever.
Laurent Binet's Civilizations is a wildly entertaining counterfactual novel from one of Europe's most exciting writers, about the modern world, colonization, empire, and the eternal human quest for domination.
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“Tremendous fun…A world-historical version of the parlor game where you assemble a fantasy dinner party from the past.”
— The Guardian (London)
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“Binet rewrites world history in this fascinating novel…an epic reimagining of colonialism.”
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“A bold and thrilling experiment in counterfactual history from a masterful storyteller.”
— Financial Times (London)
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
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A Telegraph (London) Best Books of the Year Selection
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About Laurent Binet
Laurent Binet was born in Paris in 1972. He is the author the debut novel HHhH, which won the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman and was named one of the fifty best books of 2015 by the New York Times. His memoir, La Vie professionnelle de Laurent B., tells of his experience teaching in secondary schools in Paris. He is a professor at the University of Paris III, where he lectures on French literature.