{"product_id":"the-death-of-napoleon","title":"The Death of Napoleon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA witty, ingenious alternative history imagining Napoleon's escape from exile and extraordinary return to Europe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy means of an ingenious escape on an unlikely vessel, Napoleon returns to Europe, experiencing en route bizarre adventures, not least a guided tour of the battlefield of Waterloo in the company of English tourists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeasing, imaginative and superbly entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Napoleon\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An elegant and engaging piece of alternative history, gently tragic and wryly comic.\"D. J . Enright, Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"His exquisite tale, a gem of a book, can be read as a parable on the folly of hero-worship, the perils of self-justifying notions of destiny and the vanity of all human striving.\" Publisher's Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a new afterword by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction (NSW Premier'sLiterary Awards), The Independent (UK) Foreign Fiction Award and the Victorian Premier's Award for Literary Translation","brand":"Simon Leys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516707864637,"sku":null,"price":25.64,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781863953344.jpg?v=1787566989","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-death-of-napoleon","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}