Emperor of America

Emperor of America

"For the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States, see Emperor Norton"

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name = Emperor of America
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image_caption = Recent paperback edition cover
author = Richard Condon
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Satirical, Novel
publisher = Simon & Schuster
release_date = January 1990
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages =
isbn = ISBN 0-671-68643-7 (first edition, hardback)
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"Emperor of America" is a novel by Richard Condon. It is a satire about an "Imperial Presidency", poking fun at Ronald Reagan.

Plot summary

A nuclear device explodes in Washington including the White House. The Royalist Party and the National Rifle Association are nominally those responsible but Condon's target is Reaganism and its legacy, embodied in the character of an Army colonel, Caesare Appleton, who becomes Emperior Caesare I.

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D61F31F937A25751C0A966958260 New York Times review]


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