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'A hypothetical account of what could have happened if Napolean had not died depicts the Emperor traveling incognito through Europe experiencing a series of bizarre adventures that bring him face to face with reality.' (Publication summary)
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Australian literary prizes were awarded for the English translation of the book.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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Military to Meloncholy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2006; (p. 24)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel -
For Ryckmans, the Truth Will Out
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 May 1994; (p. rev 4) -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1993; (p. 10)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel -
Deaths and Entrances
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Offcuts : From a Legal Literary Life 1993; (p. 193-194)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel -
Waterloo Bridge
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 June 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel
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Military to Meloncholy
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2006; (p. 24)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel -
About Books : China Matters
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , September vol. 2 no. 12 1992; (p. 8-10)
— Review of Mates of Mars 1991 single work novel ; The Hole Through the Centre of the World : A Novel 1991 single work novel ; After China 1992 single work novel ; La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel ; The Yellow Lady : Australian Impressions of Asia 1992 single work criticism ; The Ancestor Game 1992 single work novel -
A Happy Death
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Scripsi , vol. 8 no. 2 1992; (p. 43-50)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel -
A Moral Fable of Great Eloquence
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 March 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel -
An Elegant Novel that Conjures Up Napoleon as He Might Have Been
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 February 1992; (p. C9)
— Review of La Mort de Napoléon 1986 single work novel -
The Writer's Accompanist
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 5 September 1992; (p. 8) -
For Ryckmans, the Truth Will Out
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 May 1994; (p. rev 4) -
Author Creates More Than a Tingle of Excitement
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 September 1992; (p. 4) -
The Man from Uccle
Kathy Bail
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Michael Duffy
,
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , October vol. 3 no. 4 1991; (p. 4-6)
Awards
- 1992 winner Independent Award for Foreign Fiction
- 1992 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction Awarded for the English translation.
- 1992 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Dinny O'Hearn Prize for Literary Translation
- 1992 winner New South Wales State Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
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cFrance,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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