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Title: The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys ISBN: 0-312-42177-X Publisher: Picador Pub. Date: 05 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A short, wonderful novel
Comment: Simon Leys usually writes histories, but he created an absolute gem in his only foray into fiction--albeit, historical fiction. Death of Napoleon is a simple and spellbinding must-read, a rare thing of masterful beauty from first page to last.

Rating: 5
Summary: Thought-provoking
Comment: This book is a little gem that examines the different views of people on life. By concentrating wholly on wars and empires, Napoleon "wasted" his life and remarkable mind without ever experiencing the true humanity of exhistence. Love was a complication for him, not a pleasure. To him, what was most important was to make a name for himself, a name that would shine in the annals of posterity. Ley examines the reprecussions of this want of Napoleon. It leaves the "great little emperor" a broken man, a poor farmer, who has never know real happiness. Ley carries his story with color and fevor. I only wish the novelett was longer.