Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue
A funny and mind-bending novel about the clash of empires and ideas in the sixteenth century, told over the course of one dazzling tennis match
As Caravaggio, the libertine of Italy’s art world, and the loutish Spanish poet Quevedo aim to settle scores over the course of one brutal tennis match, the old European order edges closer to eruption.
Across the ocean, in early sixteenth-century Mexico, the Aztec Empire is under the fatal grip of Hernán Cortés and his Mayan lover. While they scheme and conquer, fight and fuck, their domestic comedy will change the course of history, throwing the world – and Rome’s tennis match – into a mind-bending reverie of assassinations, executions, papal dramas, carnal liaisons and artistic revolution.
About the Author
Álvaro Enrigue was born in Mexico and lives in New York City. He has taught at New York University, Princeton University, the University of Maryland and Columbia University. Sudden Death - his first novel to be translated into English - was awarded the prestigious Herralde Prize in Spain, the Elena Poniatowska International Novel Award in Mexico, and the Barcelona Prize for Fiction.
Format: Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 | 306g -
Publication Date: 15 Apr 2017
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Vintage Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0099598051
ISBN13: 9780099598053
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor, tiny, scuff marks, and a very minor crease on the bottom-left corner of the front cover, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.