Empire, Language, and Metamorphosis: A Review of Álvaro Enrigue's "Now I Surrender"
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A review and analysis of Álvaro Enrigue's novel "Now I Surrender" (translated by Natasha Wimmer), which uses the Apache Wars and the hunt for Geronimo as a kaleidoscopic narrative framework to explore themes of empire, language, violence, and metamorphosis. The article examines how Enrigue blends historical figures, linguistic play, and metafictional elements to create a novel that challenges conventional narratives of conquest and identity.
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Empire, language, violence, and metamorphosis in a kaleidoscopic novel of the Apache Wars.
Toward the middle of Now I Surrender, the 2018 novel by Álvaro Enrigue newly translated by Natasha Wimmer, US Army Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood comes across hoofprints his tracker says belong to another officer, General James Parker.
Empire, language, violence, and metamorphosis in a kaleidoscopic novel of the Apache Wars.
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