The Emperor's Body: A Novel

The Emperor's Body: A Novel
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9780393080315
ISBN-13 : 0393080315
Rating : 4/5 (315 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Emperor's Body: A Novel by : Peter Brooks

Download or read book The Emperor's Body: A Novel written by Peter Brooks and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon, twenty years dead, rises like a phoenix over the politics of France and the destinies of three lovers. Against the historical backdrop of the French expedition in 1840 to retrieve Napoleon's body from Saint Helena, two men and a woman find themselves engulfed in long-dormant and dangerous political passions. Philippe de Rohan-Chabot, an aristocratic young diplomat, is charged with bringing the body from the island prison where Napoleon died to a glorious tomb at Les Invalides in Paris. Chabot's rival is the aging diplomat and author Henri Beyle, known to posterity as Stendhal. The enigmatic and impulsive Amelia Curial must free herself from the shadow of her mother's scandalous loves and untimely death, and from the life of stale convention that her family urges upon her. The dead emperor is a token in a political game to appease the enemies of the monarchy, but that gamble imperils the king's rule and a new revolution looms. Meanwhile, the interplay of the three central characters traces a delicate pattern of romance, longing, misunderstanding, and the obstacles to the pursuit of happiness.


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