by Anthony Burgess · Ultramar Madrid · tapa dura · ISBN 9788473860420
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Sinfonía Napoleónica» is the historical novel in four movements by Anthony Burgess, published by Ultramar in hardback (343 pages, in Spanish).
Anthony Burgess recreates the life of Napoleon Bonaparte following the structure of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony in four movements. The novel alternates the account of military campaigns and the emperor's political ambition with the intimacy of his personal life, in experimental prose that plays with rhythm and musical variations.
Sinfonía Napoleónica was originally published in English as Napoleon Symphony in 1974. This 1976 edition is the version by Francisco Torres Oliver based on Aníbal Leal's translation from English.
A title for readers of historical fiction and for followers of Anthony Burgess's experimental narrative.
John Anthony Burgess Wilson was an English writer and composer.
