The Hundred Days

Set during the infamous period between Napoleon s escape from Elba and his second defeat and recapture at Waterloo, The Hundred Days describes the great Emperor s last shot at glory and his final transformation from a godlike ruler into an ordinary, humble man. Roth frames the novel through the perspectives of Napoleon himself as well as his devoted Corsican laundress Angelina, to show the demise of their seemingly intertwined fates. The Hundred Days is enriched with Roth s signature lyrical elegance and haunting atmospheric details."