The Emperor's Last Island

The Emperor's Last Island
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780307829221
ISBN-13 : 0307829227
Rating : 4/5 (227 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Emperor's Last Island by : Julia Blackburn

Download or read book The Emperor's Last Island written by Julia Blackburn and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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


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