The death of Napoleon – $335
by rgonzalezr
The death of Napoleon As he bore a vague resemblance to the Emperor, the sailors on board the Hermann-Augustus Stoeffer had nicknamed him Napoleon. And so, for convenience, that is what we shall call him. Besides, he was Napoleon… . Napoleon has escaped from St. Helena, leaving a double behind him. Now disguised as the cabin hand Eugène Lenormand and enduring the mockery of the crew (Napoleon, they laughingly nickname the pudgy, hopelessly clumsy little man), he is on his […]
Categories: Historia • Tags: 2015, France, Historia, History, Napoleon, Nyrb, Simon Leys