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There is a scene in Laurent Binet’s latest novel, “Civilizations,” where a meeting between conqueror and conquered is brought to life i

Laurent Binet’s latest book, “Civilizations,” imagines what might have been if the Incas invaded Europe in the 16th century.

The best (and worst) novels of 2021 so far In this regularly updated guide, our critics review the best of the year's fiction – and suggest a few books to avoid Eight of the best: this year's top novels The Start-Up Wife by Tahmima Anam ★★★☆☆ Tahmima Anam is best known as the award-winning writer of three novels (A Golden Age, The Good Muslim and The Bones of Grace), and less well-known as the executive director of a music technology startup called ROLI. An experience no doubt plumbed for her latest book, The Startup Wife, a tech industry-set reverse romcom in which a young Bangl...

Civilisations by Laurent Binet, review: A period romp asking vital questions about our origin stories The i 6 hrs ago Obi Jilani © Provided by The i The Incas invade Europe and the Aztecs take France and bend England to their will (Photo: Getty/Gaston Brito) Imagine arriving on a new continent, sometime in the 16th century, only to stumble upon the Spanish Inquisition. Watching the “New World” public trials and executions of heretics, Inca king Atahualpa, himself “no stranger to human sacrifice” is “shocked by the sight of those bodies twisting as they were cons...