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Berezina: From Moscow to Paris Following Napoleon's Epic...

Berezina: From Moscow to Paris Following Napoleon's Epic Fail

Sylvain Tesson, Katherine Gregor (translation)
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On Three Wheels from Moscow to Paris Chasing Napoleon’s Epic Fail

Lire Magazine Best Travel Book

Take four friends, put them on two Ural motorcycles (complete with sidecars), send them off on a 2,500-mile odyssey retracing history’s most famous retreat, add what some might consider an excessive amount of Vodka, & you’vegot Sylvain Tesson’s Berezina, a riotous & erudite book that combines travel, history, comradery, & adventure.

The retreat of Napoleon’s Grande Armée from Russia culminated, after a humiliating loss, with the crossing of the River Berezina, a word that henceforth became synonymous with unmitigated disaster for the French & national pride for the Russians. Two hundred years after this battle, Sylvain Tesson & his friends retrace Napoleon’s retreat, along the way reflecting on the lessons of history, the meaning of defeat, & the realities of contemporary Europe. A great read for history buffs and for anyone who has ever dreamed of an adventure that is out of the ordinary.

“From beginning to end, the story of Berezina is enthralling, funny, & terrifying. At the same time, it is magnificently written.”—RTL

“Tesson captures the horror of that time, full of blood & drama, but also its humor . . . You feel that Tesson is in his element.”—Libération

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Sylvain Tesson has traveled the world by bicycle, train, horse, & motorcycle, and on foot. His bestselling accounts of his travels have won numerous prizes, including the Dolman Best Travel Book Award. Berezina is his first book to appear in English.

Katherine Gregor worked as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language, press agent, and theatrical agent before becoming a full-time literary translator of fiction, nonfiction, & plays. She works from Italian & French, & occasionally Russian. Katherine also writes. 

Rok:
2019
Wydawnictwo:
Europa Editions
Język:
english
Strony:
192
ISBN 10:
160945555X
ISBN 13:
9781609455552
Plik:
EPUB, 1.21 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2019
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