Project Gutenberg 2012-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 121 Sternheim, Carl 1878 1942 Sternheim, William Adolf Carl Napoleon: Eine Novelle Produced by Jens Sadowski "Napoleon: Eine Novelle" by Carl Sternheim is a novella written during the early 20th century. This work explores the life and ambitions of a character named Napoleon, who is not the famed French general but instead a cook and owner of a restaurant in Paris. The novella delves into themes of identity, ambition, and the gastronomic culture of the time, illustrating the protagonist's journey through the culinary and social landscapes of society. The story follows Napoleon from his childhood in Waterloo to his rise as the celebrated owner of a restaurant called "Chapon fin" in Paris. As he navigates through various relationships, including a romance with the dancer Valentine, he becomes increasingly disillusioned with the superficial nature of wealth and social status. Ultimately, after achieving fame and success in the competitive restaurant world, he faces devastating loss when Valentine is executed during the violence of the Paris Commune. This tragedy propels him into a deep introspection about life, death, and the human condition, leading him to a state of mourning and reflection on his past. In the end, he finds solace in nature and the simplicity of life, indicating a profound transformation rooted in suffering and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41384/41384-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 93038 2025-08-16T16:24:48.054046 text/html 68805 2024-10-23T12:16:01 text/html 361112 2025-08-16T16:24:50.772112 application/epub+zip 360297 2025-08-16T16:24:48.875126 application/epub+zip 104122 2025-08-16T16:24:48.476101 application/epub+zip 405001 2025-08-16T16:24:52.258039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393985 2025-08-16T16:24:50.374083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138484 2022-09-18T20:34:07.582688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78429 2025-08-16T16:24:47.831039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58761 2024-10-23T12:16:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16468 2025-08-16T16:24:52.385047 application/rdf+xml 28107 2025-08-16T16:24:48.548026 image/jpeg 4488 2025-08-16T16:24:48.510060 image/jpeg 353052 2025-08-16T16:24:48.075034 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia