The Text publishing house continues to introduce the reader to the work of Goncourt laureate Patrick Rambaud. His new novel is dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte. Patrick Rambaud turns to the least known pages of his biography: the youth of the future emperor and the history of his rapid rise to the heights of power. The reader will witness the transformation of Nabulione Buonaparte, a small Corsican in army boots, nicknamed “Puss in Boots,” into Napoleon Bonaparte.

What is a good historical novel? This is not a gallery of embellished portraits, these are pages that smell of gunpowder, horse manure, sperm and fried meat... Patrick Rambeau's historical novel was a success: it seems as if a time machine has transported him more than a century ago. A wonderful book. “Nouvelle Observataire”