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	Simon Leys - The New York Review of Books
		Simon Leys - The New York Review of Books
		Simon Leys, who lives in Australia, is the author of Chinese Shadows and the novel The Death of Napoleon.
		The cover date of the next issue of The New York Review of Books will be August 16, 2007.
	www.nybooks.com /authors/402 (326 words)

	Pierre Ryckmans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pierre Ryckmans (born 28 September 1935, in Brussels, Belgium), who also uses the pen-name Simon Leys, is a writer, sinologist, essayist and literary critic.
		He chose "Leys" after the main character of Victor Segalen's novel René Leys (published in 1922).
		The 2001 movie The Emperor's New Clothes, directed by Alan Taylor, was based on Leys' novel The Death of Napoleon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simon_Leys (368 words)

	VietnamJournal - Vietnam Journal
		Leys remarks that despite the distasteful character that so many leading Chinese intellectuals early in the 20th century ascribed to Confucius, the marvelous fact is that, across twenty-five centuries, it seems at times that he is directly addressing the very problems of our age and our society.
		Yet, Simon Leys observes that this is a misconception developed under imperial China with a view to neutralize the subversive potential contain in his political message.
		Simon Leys translates the passage as "When a man serves his lord in complete observance of the ritual, people think he is a sycophant." He neglects to elaborate on this passage.
	www.vietnamjournal.org /article.php?sid=180 (8133 words)

	AIM Report - February B, 1978
		Simon Leys is the pen name used by Pierre Rychmans, a Belgian scholar who has specialized in the study of China for over twenty years.
		Simon Leys in his new book, Chinese Shadows, comments wryly that it is surprising that this hoax was ever found out.
		Leys is by no means the first author to expose the fraud, but because of his deep knowledge and love of China and his skill with the verbal rapier, no one that we know has equaled him in shaming the foreign reporters and writers who have happily gone along with this great con game.
	www.aim.org /publications/aim_report/1978/02b.html (4559 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| Visions of China: Fushun \| 9/27/99
		Lei Feng was a conscript who died at the age of 20 in a banal accident.
		The biography of Lei Feng had some strange variants before the definitive version was prepared by the writers of the Propaganda Department in 1964.
		Simon Leys is the pseudonym of Pierre Ryckmans, a professor of Chinese studies at Sydney University until his retirement.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/99/0927/fushun.html (376 words)

	Peter Steele
		Leys, as himself so to speak and as Pierre Ryckmanns, has practised abundantly in that vein, and does so here once more.
		Leys has written to his commissions, and the books in question are indeed illuminated: but each of his anatomies also becomes an anatomy of the mind at large and, usually, of the heart as well.
		Asking, 'Do We Need Universities?' Leys remarks, 'It is quite evident that bad scholars make highly efficient administrators, and this is precisely why they should be kept away from the positions of responsibility.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~abr/June99/ste.html (590 words)

	Teetering on the Very Brink of Barbarity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Society is not civilised when it ceases to perceive that it should respect a senile old man for his natural greatness, writes Simon Leys.
		Simon Leys is the pen name of Pierre Ryckmans, professor of Chinese studies at the University of Sydney from 1987 to 1993.
		Simon Leys is the author of Chinese Shadows (1977), The Burning Forest (1985) and The Death of Napoleon (1991).
	www.prolife.org.au /articles/euth043.htm (870 words)

	Amazon.com: The Death of Napoleon: Books: Simon Leys,Patricia Clancy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The exiled emperor becomes a cabin hand on a crayfish schooner, returns to the Continent under an alias, takes a tourist excursion to the battlefield of Waterloo and eventually makes his way to Paris, where loyal Bonapartists are mourning the death of their hero.
		Leys, the pen name of Pierre Ryckmans, a sinologist (Chinese Shadows) and art historian, writes an elegant, precise prose that ironically evokes the Napoleonic age.
		Simon Leys usually writes histories, but he created an absolute gem in his only foray into fiction--albeit, historical fiction.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374523959?v=glance (833 words)

	Salon.com Arts & Entertainment \| "The Emperor's New Clothes" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The plan is for the double to announce that he's an impostor after Napoleon has taken the deckhand's place, worked his way to Paris, announced his return and, with the aid of his followers, taken his rightful place as ruler of France.
		The director, Alan Taylor, and the screenwriter Kevin Molony, who has brilliantly adapted Simon Leys' 1986 novella "The Death of Napoleon," aren't interested in an epic like the one that Abel Gance labored on for years, or that obsessed Stanley Kubrick (after "2001," he announced his next project would be the life of Napoleon).
		It's a good book, but Leys (the nom de plume of the Belgian art historian Pierre Ryckmans) is too busy delineating his parable of thwarted power to make the characters come alive.
	www.salon.com /ent/movies/review/2002/06/21/emperor/print.html (1546 words)

	NSW Ministry for the Arts -2001 Trans Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Patricia Clancy established herself as a translator of the highest order with Simon Leys' The Death of Napoleon (on which she was fortunate to work with the author), and continues to build an impressive body of work in literary translation.
		Pierre Ryckmans (a sinologist working at the University of Sydney at the time, who writes under the name of Simon Leys) liked the translation and asked her to translate the book.
		Simon Patton is a relatively young translator and does not yet have the same volume of published work as the other three translators on this list.
	www.arts.nsw.gov.au /awards/Translation_Prize/2001Prize.htm (1737 words)

	Amazon.com: The Analects of Confucius (Norton Paperback): Books: Confucius,Simon Leys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human dimension to Confucius.
		But I personally found Leys' lines to be easily understandable and interesting, even if I have no way of ascertaining their accuracy with the original text.
		But without a doubt he feels it is the standard against which all others should be measured, as he constantly passes judgment in his Notes section on all who have gone before and finds each generally lacking in some way.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393316998?v=glance (1180 words)

	Book Talk - 1/05/99: Pierre Ryckmans on Evelyn Waugh
		SIMON LEYS is the pen-name of PIERRE RYCKMANS, scholar, critic, novelist, and former professor of Chinese Studies at Sydney University.
		Recentworks include an award-winning novel, THE DEATH OF NAPOLEON, written in French, the 1996 Boyer Lectures, and a new translation of THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS.
		THE ANGEL AND THE OCTOPUS is the title of SIMON LEYS' COLLECTED ESSAYS 1983-1998.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/arts/booktalk/stories/s49627.htm (101 words)

	Biblio: The Analects Of Confucius by CONFUCIUS; LEYS, SIMON (TRANSLATION & NOTES): Details
		The spiritual cornerstone of the most populous and oldest lving civilization on Earth, the Analects has inspired the Chinese and all the peoples of East Asia with its affirmation of a humanist ethics.
		"Leys is the most successful naturalizing translator of Confucius we have had..." -- Stephen Owen
		"...Simon Leys has produced a sparkling, literate and punchy analysis which is all too brief and leaves the reader yearning for a longer treatment." -- Hugh Baker
	www.biblio.com /books/isbnnu/30394028.html (285 words)

	Cellular Script (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In addition, calligraphy, automatic writings and genetics can be considered as transcribing entities that unfold in time and space.
		As noted by Simon Leys in his review of The Art of Chinese Writing:
		Leys's description also holds true for chromosomes (colored bodies), which unfold in time as part of the cell cycle.
	mitpress2.mit.edu /e-journals/Leonardo/gallery/gallery314/anker.html (221 words)

	H-Asia: "Orientalism" Thread
		For a brief and rather withering review of the non-applicability of Said's theories to the field of sinology, one might read the essay on the subject By Simon Leys [Pierre Ryckmans] in his collection entitled " The Burning Forest " [ " La foret en feu " in the original ].
		Simon Leys (Pierre Ryckmas), Orientalism and Sinology in The Burning Forest: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985), pp.
		Simon Leys (Pierre Ryckmans) has a brief but characteristically witty and cutting commentary on the relevance of Orientalism for Chinese studies, entitled 'Orientalism ad Sinology', in his The Burning Forest (Paladin, 1988).
	www.h-net.msu.edu /~asia/threads/thrdorientalism.html (6250 words)

	Variety.com - Reviews - The Emperor's New Clothes
		Screenplay, Kevin Molony, Taylor, Herbie Wave, based on the novel "The Death of Napoleon" by Simon Leys.
		Loosely based on Simon Leys' novel, "The Death of Napoleon," script flashbacks to Boney in his bath, where he's already getting antsy after six years of house arrest and English cooking.
		In between dictating his memoirs to a louche aide (Murray Melvin), he's concocted a plan with his sidekicks (Hugh Bonneville, Nigel Terry) and valet (Eddie Marsan) to plant a double (Holm again) in his place and secretly escape to Paris.
	www.variety.com /index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117798690&categoryid=31&cs=1 (695 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Leys, Simon Books at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		We found 3 results for Leys, Simon Books
		Waley, Arthur · Leys, Simon · Yu, Emma · Cai, Jack J. · Confucius · Huang, Chichung
		Leys, Simon · Clancy, Patricia A. Lowest price: $3
	www.epinions.com /Books-Simon_Leys_books (99 words)

	Laramie Movie Scope: The Emperor's New Clothes
		October 28, 2002 -- "The Emperor's New Clothes" is a witty bit of alternate history that is a little too serious to enjoy as a comedy and a little too comedic for a drama, but inspired acting makes this costume period piece a fascinating mix of moods.
		Ian Holm ("From Hell") stars in the dual roles of Napoleon Bonaparte and his look-alike, Eugene Lenormand in this tale of exile, based on Simon Leys' novel, The Death of Napoleon.
		Lenormand is recruited to take the place of the exiled Napoleon on the island of St. Helena after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.
	www.lariat.org /AtTheMovies/old/emperorian.html (627 words)

	Simon Leys ; Chinese Shadows, Simon Malpas - Jean Francois Lyotard, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Simon Leys ; Chinese Shadows, Simon Malpas - Jean Francois Lyotard,
		Simon Mcbeath - Competition Car Composites: a Practical Guide
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	www.virtual-life.com /217785_simon-leys.html (61 words)

	Film Review: The Emperor's New Clothes
		Writer Kevin Molony, Alan Taylor, Herbie Wave, based on the novel by Simon Leys
		On the other hand, as Lenormand, he seems bemused by his success, impersonating an emperor, while visibly gaining in confidence and acquiring a certain air of arrogance
		Kevin Molony's script, based on a novel by Simon Leys, is clever and subtle, but the title comes across as awkward, the only fake in the ensemble.
	www.iofilm.co.uk /fm/e/emperors_new_clothes_2002.shtml (656 words)

	Review: Emperor's New Clothes, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Screenplay: Kevin Molony, Alan Taylor, Herbie Wave, based on "The Death of Napoleon" by Simon Leys
		According to the history books, Napoleon Bonaparte died in May 1821 on the island of St. Helena.
		Speculation like this, when applied to Napoleon, forms the seed of Simon Leys' novel "The Death of Napoleon", which was adapted for the screen as The Emperor's New Clothes.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/e/emperors_clothes.html (801 words)

	The Emperor's New Clothes
		In 1821, Napoleon died in exile on the island of St. Helena.
		In The Emperor's New Clothes, based on the book The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys, Napoleon escaped to France, replace by an imposter.
		This imposter died, and the world believed Napoleon passed away.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/emperors_new_clothes.html (592 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Leys: Search Results All Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Rise and Fall of Development Theory ~Colin Leys
		Leys: Secret Spirit Paths in Ancient Britain ~Danny Sullivan
		Far Leys [a Tribute to Nick Drake] ~Blend (Artist)
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/external-search?tag=virtualcities&mode=blended&keyword=Leys (134 words)

	emperorsnewclothes
		The reason for all the secrecy is because Napolean has been betrayed before and now says that he trusts only "My will and the love of the people of France."
		Director/writer Alan Taylor tiresomely brings the Simon Leys novel "The Death of Napoleon" to the screen, as his cleverness fails to unleash too many funny moments or mischief.
		After the clever idea is executed, there are heavy-handed scenes that fail to have any power or hold any interest.
	www.sover.net /~ozus/emperorsnewclothes.htm (803 words)

	village voice > film > The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys; Windtalkers; The Emperor’s New Clothes by J. Hoberman
		Written by Kevin Molony, Taylor & Herbie Wave, from the novel The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys
		Adapted from Simon Leys's philosophical novel, The Emperor's New Clothes is an old-fashioned, tidily designed Prince and the Pauper story in which an elaborate scheme allows the exiled Napoleon to escape St. Helena as a humble double takes his place.
		Dull, if not devoid of wit, this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history, but scarcely manages more than a modest, snoozy charm.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0224/hoberman.php (1273 words)

	China
		"What life is really like", Simon Leys, Dissent, Fall 1976.
		"Turmoil in China", Simon Leys, Dissent, Summer 1976.
		"The death of Lin Biao", Sirnon Leys, Dissent, Summer 1983.
	www.sspfrance.com /periodicals/china.htm (863 words)

	CinemaSpeak.Com - The Emperor's New Clothes
		Alan Taylor's (Palookaville) latest film takes a few liberties with history, albeit in a fun, good-natured sort of way.
		Adapted from Simon Leys' novel The Death of Napoleon, The Emperor's New Clothes depicts a decidedly different ending to Napoleon Bonaparte's life after he lost power in France and was exiled to the island of St. Helena.
		According to the history books, he lived out his final days as a humbled, suffering man, but if you were to believe the events of this film, you would see that, perhaps, popular history has made fools of us all.
	www.cinemaspeak.com /Reviews/tenc.html (555 words)

	Movie Database - [TV Guide Online] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A fun and fanciful comic adventure, based on the novel The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys, that takes a great premise and runs with it.
		What if Napoleon Bonaparte didn't really die in exile, and one of the first people ever to suffer from a Napoleon complex was actually the deposed emperor of France?
		Herbie Wave (based on the novel The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys)
	online.tvguide.com /movies/database/showmovie.asp?MI=43874 (434 words)

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