The Emperor's Last Island
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Author | : Julia Blackburn |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2012-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307829221 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307829227 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Emperor's Last Island by : Julia Blackburn
Book excerpt: In 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on St. Helena for a surreal exile that would last until his death six years later. • "Dazzling... a compelling meditation on Napoleon's exile...Blackburn has brought her startlingly imaginative sensitivity to bear on a vanished time."—The New York Times Book Review “A resonant meditation on exile, fame, the stories we tell about ourselves (and) the bigger stories we tell about our great figures.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review