The Hundred Days - Softcover

Roth, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0720613639 ISBN 13: 9780720613636

Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"[Roth's] Napoleon is a vivid depiction of waning greatness." — The Boston Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0720613639
• ISBN 13: 9780720613636
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224