The royal hunt of the sun
Subtitle: a play concerning the conquest of Peru
By: Peter Shaffer
Series: Penguin modern classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1981
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9780141188881
Subjects: Drama
Description: In the rich, humid air of sixteenth-century Peru, Atahuallpa, the Sun-God King, meets Pizarro the Conquistador, representative of the Spanish Empire at its most insatiable. While the Inca King is convinced of his own immortality, the Spaniard is cynical and greedy, leading to a collision of power and authority. Soon both men are locked in a struggle for survival; one of them must die and the survivor must face mortality, and the terrible truth of the world he lives in. Moving and atmospheric, The Royal Hunt of the Sun is an unforgettable drama of pride, empire and the conquest of bodies and souls.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton, 1964"--T.p. verso.