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Napoleon Symphony

Anthony Burgess (1974)

SubgenreMagical Realism
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeath

Positive tags

AdventureHumor

Protagonist archetypes

AntiheroHistorical Figure

Synopsis

A grand and affectionate tragicomic symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte that teases and reweaves Napoleon's life into a pattern borrowed - in liberty, equality, and fraternity - from Beethoven's Third "Eroica" Symphony, in this rich, exciting, bawdy, and funny novel Anthony Burgess has pulled out all the stops for a virtuoso performance that is literary, historical, and musical.

Tags

Historical FictionLiterary FictionMusical StructureBiographical