An NYRB Classics OriginalSimon Leys is a Renaissance man for the era of globalization. A distingu...

As he bore a vague resemblance to the Emperor, the  sailors on board the Hermann-Augustus St...

With Stendhal is a delightful portrait of the nineteenth century French novelist Henri Beyle, bet...

In this deliciously sardonic fable, Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from imprisonment on the isle of S...

E A book is a mirror; if an ape looks into it, an apostle is hardly likely to look out.' -G. C. L...

Simon Leys' cultural and political commentary has long been legendary for its profundity and acer...

A big liner, brightly lit, passes us one or two cable-lengths ahead. 'Ow! They are guzzling champ...

Se conoce principalmente a George Orwell como novelista y autor de dos obras maestras, 1984 y Reb...

"e;Zhuang Zi y el maestro de logica Hui Zi se paseaban por el puente del rio Hao. Zhuang Zi o...