by Homero Aridjis · Morrow · tapa dura · ISBN 9780688143428
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«The Lord of the Last Days: Visions of the Year 1000» is the historical novel by Homero Aridjis, published by Morrow in hardcover (259 pages, in English).
In tenth-century Spain, twin brothers born to a caliph and his concubine are raised apart: one becomes a Christian monk and the other a Saracen warrior. Their reunion in a battle on opposing sides sustains a story of divided loyalties, faith, war, and apocalyptic fears around the year 1000.
The novel was translated from Spanish by Betty Ferber. The original title of the work is «El señor de los últimos días: Visiones del año mil».
For readers of historical fiction interested in the medieval Iberian Peninsula and the clash between the Christian and Muslim worlds.
Homero Aridjis is a Mexican poet, novelist, environmental activist, journalist, and former ambassador and ex-president of PEN International.
