Books written by Simon Leys
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Prosper: A Voyage at Sea
One summer, Simon Leys joined the crew of a tuna-fishing boat in Brittany, one of the last boats working under sail.
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The Analects of Confucius
A new translation offers insight into Confucius the man and the turbulent society in which he sought to secure a political role and provides his philosophies regarding problems that also exist in contemporary society.
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The Death of Napoleon
The New York Stories of Edith Wharton” KATHARINE s. white Onward and Upward in the Garden T.H. WHITE The Goshawk" JOHN WILLIAMS Augustus' John williams Butcher's Crossing: JOHN WILLIAMS Stoner” GEOFFREY WOLFF Black Sun" ...
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Other People's Thoughts: Idiosyncratically Compiled By Simon Leys for the Amusement of Idle Readers
C. Lichtenberg ‘The desire to go into politics is usually indicative of some sort of personality disorder, and it is precisely those who want power most that should be kept furthest from it.’ –Arthur Koestler ‘Beware of all ...
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The Hall of Uselessness: Collected Essays
The Hall of Uselessness is the most extensive collection of Leys’s essays to be published to date.
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An Educated Man is Not a Pot: Writings on the University
An Educated Man is Not a Pot: Writings on the University
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Educated Man Is Not a Pot: Writings on the University An
This gem-like book includes a reflection on "The idea of the university"; interviews with Leys about his life of learning, particularly Chinese language and history; his sharp fable about the pitfalls of contemporary academia; and BarmU's ...
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Chinese Shadows
A noted Belgian art historian and sinologist offers his observations on and judgments of life in today's China, calling attention to events and facts recently, and deliberately, suppressed or overlooked
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The Chairman's New Clothes: Mao and the Cultural Revolution
The Chairman's New Clothes: Mao and the Cultural Revolution
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The Wreck of the Batavia
In this riveting account of the shipwreck of the Batavia, Leys travels to the site of the disaster and reveals the brutality and tragedy of the bloody island massacre which befell the ship's survivors.
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The Burning Forest: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics
The Burning Forest: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics
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Broken Images: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics
Broken Images: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics
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Notes from the Hall of Uselessness
Simon Leys, novelist, unflinching cultural and political commentator, Sinologist, and occasional illustrator, presents here timely meditations on the experience and hazards of literary translation.
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The Hall of Uselessness: Collected Essays
The Hall of Uselessness is the most extensive collection of Leys’s essays to be published to date.
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The Wreck of the Batavia & Prosper
Following the wreak's discovery some forty years ago, Simon Leys travelled to the site. This is his riviting account of the shipwreck and its brutal aftermath.
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The Death of Napoleon
Adapted into Alan Taylor’s 2001 film The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Death of Napoleon is a smart alternative history for the Napoleon obsessed—as deep and compelling as it is quirky and fresh.