Emperor of America by Richard Condon

This razor-sharp political satire begins with the White House being vaporized in a mysterious explosion—an event that propels a deranged military officer into declaring himself Emperor of America. In true Richard Condon fashion (The Manchurian Candidate), the novel is a surreal, darkly comic takedown of power, corruption, media manipulation, and American hubris. Blending absurdity with biting critique, Emperor of America is as outrageous as it is eerily prophetic.

Hardcover, 1990

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