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The Hundred Days
Roth, Joseph; Panchyk, Richard
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Description for The Hundred Days
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. Dimension: 195 x 128. Weight in Grams: 256.
Joseph Roth paints a vivid portrait of Emperor Napoleon’s last grab at glory, the hundred days spanning his escape from Elba to his final defeat at Waterloo. This particularly poignant work, set in the first half of 1815 and largely in Paris, is told from two perspectives, that of Napoleon himself and that of the lowly, devoted palace laundress Angelica—an unlucky creature who deeply loves him. In The Hundred Days, Roth refracts the deep sorrow of their intertwined fates.
Joseph Roth paints a vivid portrait of Emperor Napoleon’s last grab at glory, the hundred days spanning his escape from Elba to his final defeat at Waterloo. This particularly poignant work, set in the first half of 1815 and largely in Paris, is told from two perspectives, that of Napoleon himself and that of the lowly, devoted palace laundress Angelica—an unlucky creature who deeply loves him. In The Hundred Days, Roth refracts the deep sorrow of their intertwined fates.
Roth’s signature lyrical elegance and haunting atmospheric details sing in The Hundred Days. “There may be,” as James Wood has stated, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Language
English
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811225113
SKU
V9780811225113
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99-15
About Roth, Joseph; Panchyk, Richard
Joseph Roth (1894-1939) was the great elegist of the cosmopolitan culture that flourished in the dying days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He published several books and articles before his untimely death at the age of 44. Roth’s writing has been admired by J. M. Coetzee, Jeffrey Eugenides, Elie Wiesel, and Nadine Gordimer, among many others. Richard Panchyk has published twenty-three ... Read more
Reviews for The Hundred Days
"An achingly beautiful fictional account of the rise and fall of the Emperor Napoleon."
Abby Margulies - Words Without Borders "There is a poem on every page of Joseph Roth."
Joseph Brodsky "What a marvelous writer! Read him now. You can thank me later."
Michael Dirda "A novel of great sensitivity and resonance. The Hundred Days is ... Read more
Abby Margulies - Words Without Borders "There is a poem on every page of Joseph Roth."
Joseph Brodsky "What a marvelous writer! Read him now. You can thank me later."
Michael Dirda "A novel of great sensitivity and resonance. The Hundred Days is ... Read more