Berezina
From Moscow to Paris Following Napoleon’s Epic Fail
by Sylvain Tesson
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Pub Date 5 Nov 2019 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2019
Europa Editions | Europa Compass
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Description
Lire Magazine Best Travel Book
Take four friends, put them on two Ural motorcycles (complete with sidecars), send them off on a 2,500-mile odyssey retracing history’s most famous retreat, add what some might consider an excessive amount of Vodka, and you’ve got Sylvain Tesson’s Berezina, a riotous and erudite book that combines travel, history, comradery, and adventure.
The retreat of Napoleon’s Grande Armée from Russia culminated, after a humiliating loss, with the crossing of the River Berezina, a word that henceforth became synonymous with unmitigated disaster for the French and national pride for the Russians. Two hundred years after this battle, Sylvain Tesson and his friends retrace Napoleon’s retreat, along the way reflecting on the lessons of history, the meaning of defeat, and the realities of contemporary Europe. A great read for history buffs and for anyone who has ever dreamed of an adventure that is out of the ordinary.
Advance Praise
Praise for Berezina
“From beginning to end, the story of Berezina is enthralling, funny, and terrifying. At the same time, it is magnificently written.” —RTL
“For me, Berezina is Sylvain [Tesson]’s most important book.” —Jean-Christophe Rufin, Le Figaro
“Tesson’s latest book is probably his best [ . . . ] his style, which has reached maturity, is up to capturing the horror of the period, full of blood and drama, but also of humor, alcohol (vodka only) . . . You feel that Tesson is in his element.” —Libération
Marketing Plan
Marketing & Publicity
• Major media campaign
• Focus on travel media, history, outdoors
• Excerpt to place in major travel magazine
• Author available for interview/Q&A
• International: Eastern European accounts
• E-galley available on Edelweiss + NetGalley
• “New Year New You” tables
• SPC MKTS: Travel accounts
• Airport accounts (bookstore buys)
• Europa Compass in-store displays
• Book Club outreach with reading group guide
• Submission to academic conferences
• Russian lit + French history professor mailing
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781609455545 |
| PRICE | US$15.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
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