Publication

2014-10-07 - New Directions

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCPT2635.O84H813 2014
  • LCCPT2635.O84 H813 2014

Description

In the first English edition in 70 years of a lost classic by one of the great 20th century writers, the story of Napoleon's last snatch at glory is framed both through the eyes of Napoleon Bonaparte and his infatuated young laundress.

Description

"Napoleon's return to the throne in Paris, as imagined by the incomparable Joseph Roth. Set during the infamous period between Napoleon's escape from Elba and his second defeat and recapture at Waterloo, The Hundred Days describes the great Emperor's last shot at glory and his final transformation from a godlike ruler into an ordinary, humble man. Roth frames the novel through the perspectives of Napoleon himself as well as his devoted Corsican laundress Angelina, to show the demise of their seemingly intertwined fates. The Hundred Days is enriched with Roth's signature lyrical elegance and haunting atmospheric details" --

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