{"product_id":"memoirs-from-beyond-the-grave-1800-1815-paperback","title":"Memoirs from Beyond the Grave: 1800-1815 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançois-Réne Chateaubriand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Andriesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJulien Gracq\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second part of an infamous memoir about life in the time of Napoleon by a rebellious literary celebrity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1800, François-René de Chateaubriand sailed from the cliffs of Dover to the headlands of Calais. He was thirty-one and had been living as a political refugee in England for most of a decade, at times in such extreme poverty that he subsisted on nothing but hot water and two-penny rolls. Over the next fifteen years, his life was utterly changed. He published \u003ci\u003eAtala\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRené\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e to acclaim and epoch-making scandal. He strolled the streets of Jerusalem and mapped the ruins of Carthage. He served Napoleon in Rome, then resigned in protest after the Duc d'Enghien's execution, putting his own life at tremendous risk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemoirs from Beyond the Grave: 1800-1815\u003c\/i\u003e--the second volume in Alex Andriesse's new and complete translation of this epic French classic--is a chronicle of triumphs and sorrows, narrating not only the author's life during a tumultuous period in European history but the \"parallel life\" of Napoleon. In these pages, Chateaubriand continues to paint his distinctive self-portrait, in which the whole history of France swirls around the sitter like a mist of dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois-René de Chateaubriand\u003c\/b\u003e (1768-1848) was born in Saint-Malo, on the northern coast of Brittany, the youngest son of an aristocratic family. Long recognized as one of the first French Romantics, Chateaubriand was also a historian, diplomat, and staunch defender of the freedom of the press. He is best remembered for his posthumously published \u003ci\u003eMemoirs from Beyond the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e (an NYRB Classic). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Andriesse\u003c\/b\u003e's essays and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReview of Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations include Roberto Bazlen's \u003ci\u003eNotes Without a Text and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e and François-René de Chateaubriand's \u003ci\u003eMemoirs from Beyond the Grave: 1768-1800\u003c\/i\u003e, which is also available from NYRB Classics. He lives in the Netherlands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulien Gracq\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-2007), born Louis Poirier, was a French writer of novels, plays, poetry, and literary criticism. His novel \u003ci\u003eBalcony in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e is available from NYRB Classics.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.98 x 7.88 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766736388384,"sku":"9781681376172","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dfed8e13a808e52ef87a961134a1469c.webp?v=1780297888","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/memoirs-from-beyond-the-grave-1800-1815-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}