: He intends to found a "cocovore" utopia, believing the coconut is the perfect divine fruit that can save humanity.
: Kracht uses a stilted, stippled prose reminiscent of adventure tales like Treasure Island or Robinson Crusoe , but with a biting, unreliable narrator and postmodern irony. Where to Find and Download "Империя" (FB2) kristian krakht imperiia skachat fb2
: August Engelhardt is a radical vegetarian and nudist who flees industrial Germany for the Bismarck Archipelago (modern-day Papua New Guinea). : He intends to found a "cocovore" utopia,
: The novel traces his journey from idealistic reformer to a malnourished, paranoid figure whose obsession with purity mirrors the rise of later extremist ideologies like Nazism. : The novel traces his journey from idealistic
Christian Kracht's novel (translated into Russian as "Империя" ) is a satirical historical fable that follows the true story of August Engelhardt, a German extremist who moved to the South Pacific in 1902 to establish a colony of sun-worshippers who ate only coconuts. Summary of "Империя" (Imperium)