The Hundred Days (A FIRST PRINTING)

Joseph Roth; Translated from the German by Richard Panchyk

ISBN 10: 0720613639 / ISBN 13: 9780720613636

Editore: Peter Owen Ltd,UK, 2011

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Riassunto:

In the first English edition in 70 years of a lost classic by one of the great 20th century writers, Napoleon is seen from the point of view of a woman with whom his life is quietly intermingled

The story of Napoleon's last snatch at glory is framed both through the eyes of Bonaparte and his infatuated young laundress named Angelina?with rather more said by her about the Emperor's dirty handkerchiefs than the Duke of Wellington. It provides an arch and yet moving look at Napoleon's seemingly triumphant return to Paris from exile in March 1815. Before 100 days have elapsed, fate and war have crushed Napoleon’s ambitions and the romantic dreams of his maid. Out of print in English for 70 years, this is a unique and unforgettable work, pitching Napoleon out of Olympian Heights and sending him crashing down to earth, leaving a devoted young lover trailing in his wake.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Joseph Roth (1894?1939) was an Austrian novelist best known for his family saga Radetzky March and for his novel of Jewish life, Job. He fought in the Austrian army in World War I, and worked as a novelist and journalist in Frankfurt, becoming a leading Jewish intellectual of the era. With the rise of Nazism, he lived the rest of his life in exile.

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Titolo: The Hundred Days (A FIRST PRINTING)
Casa editrice: Peter Owen Ltd,UK
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Soft cover
Condizione: Near Fine
Edizione: 1st Edition