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Language English OCLC 20393160 LC Class PS3553.O487 E47 1990 ISBN 0-671-68643-7 Country United States of America | 3.5/5 Goodreads Publication date January 1990 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 20 Originally published January 1990 Genre Satire Publisher Simon & Schuster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Richard Condon books Prizzi's Glory, Prizzi's Family, The Oldest Confession, An Infinity of Mirrors, The Venerable Bead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States, see Emperor Norton
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 and destroys 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 Emperor Caesare I.
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