Adam Zamoyski

Rites of Peace

The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna

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Produktbeschreibung

Following on from his epic â 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscowâ , bestselling author Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harper Perennial / HarperCollins UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 032310
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780007203062
• ISBN-10: 0007203063
• Artikelnr.: 23250943

Autorenporträt

Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, was educated at Oxford, and lives in London. A full-time writer, he has written biographies of 'Chopin' (Collins 1979), 'Paderewski', and 'The Last King of Poland', as well as a history of Poland and 'Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries 1776-1871' and '1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow'.

Rezensionen

'Deeply researched, elegantly written, gleaming with the political and sexual depravity of the Congress that decided the fate of Europe, Zamoyski's "Rites of Peace" is outstanding - a delicious, triumphant feast of a book.' Daily Mail

'Impressively detailed diplomatic history; it deals with the fate of nations and dynasties and the doings of emperors, kings and princes. The author keeps up a strong narrative drive, guiding the reader through the tortuously involved negotiations of the Congress.' The Economist

'Zamoyski's...account of the labyrinthine twists of diplomacy is both masterly and exhaustive...I closed the book full of admiration for its author.' Sunday Times