Civilizations (novel)
| Author | Laurent Binet |
|---|---|
| Translator | Sam Taylor |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Alternate history, Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Grasset & Fasquelle |
Publication date | 2019 |
| Publication place | France |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-2-246-81309-5 |
Civilizations is a 2019 novel by French writer Laurent Binet. It presents an alternate history in which the Americas are never colonised by Europeans, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa invades Europe.
The novel won the 2019 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, and the English translation by Sam Taylor received the Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 2021.