Le Talisman du TéméraireL'intégrale : Les Trois Frères, Le Diamant de Bourgogne By Juliette Benzoni
Juliette Benzoni Andr e Marguerite Juliette was a French author and international bestseller in several genres including historical romance historical fiction mystery and screenwriting Named by the Media as the Queen of History Novels and Daughter of Alexander Dumas. Born 1920 in Paris and growing up in an upper middle class family At the age of nine she discovered her passion for history while looking at a photo of Joan of Arc Benzoni studied at the Institut Catholique de Paris philosophy law and literature At the age of fifteen her parents moved to Saint Mand where she lived until her death. In 1941 she married a doctor from Dijon and was soon mother of two children During that period she studied at the librarie Juliette Benzoni Andr e Marguerite Juliette was a French author and international bestseller in several genres including historical romance historical fiction mystery and screenwriting Named by the Media as the Queen of History Novels and Daughter of Alexander Dumas. Born 1920 in Paris and growing up in an upper middle class family At the age of nine she discovered her passion for history while looking at a photo of Joan of Arc Benzoni studied at the Institut Catholique de Paris philosophy law and literature At the age of fifteen her parents moved to Saint Mand where she lived until her death. In 1941 she married a doctor from Dijon and was soon mother of two children During that period she studied at the libraries of Dijon the History of the Dukes of Burgundy where she stumbled on the Legend of the Order of the Golden Fleece which would later inspire her for her Catherine series. In 1950 her husband died and she went to Morocco visiting relatives of her late husband and joined the editorial staff at a radio station and met her future husband Colonel Count Andr Benzoni di Conza They married in 1953 but because of the unstable political situation she returned to Paris while her husband was to join the 6th Regiment of Moroccan Spahis in Hu. Back in Paris she launched into journalism and worked for various Newspapers Magazines and wrote for Confidences historical articles and interviewed celebrities such as Jean Cocteau Jean Marais Erich von Stroheim and Maurice Chevalier. In 1959 G rald Gauthier director of the Press Agency at Op ra Mundi watched her in a popular television Quiz show and impressed by her historical knowledge about the Italian Renaissance asked her if she were able to write a historical romance series in the style of Anne Golon s Ang lique. Benzoni affirmed remembering her fascination for the Order of the Golden Fleece Her research for that soon to become Bestseller took up three years and in 1963 Catherine Il suffit d un amour was published The success was enormous and there followed in 1965 a Song called Catherine ma mie composed by Paul Amar text by Juliette Benzoni. The Catherine series was translated into 26 languages Benzoni s Works includes 3 Single Novels 17 series 18 self contained short stories 55 million Readers and 300 million books sold Worldwide She was a huge fan of the books by Agatha Christie Anne Perry and Ken Follet In 1978 she received from the White House a letter by President Ronald Reagan for the way she described in her Novel The Lure of the Falcon the Independence War Four of her Bestsellers the Catherine Marianne Le Gerfaut and La Florentine series were filmed for French television for which she wrote the Screenplay together with Jean Chatenet Although her later works were not widely translated in 1984 she was one of the top ten female French writers whose works were translated into English Two weeks before her death in 2016 her last book Le Vol du Sancy Des carats pour Ava was published It was the 15th adventure of her favourite hero Prince Aldo Morosini a mystery series. 1998 the Chevalier of the National Order of Merit Medal by Prime Minister Lionel Jospin site_link
Le Talisman du TéméraireL'intégrale : Les Trois Frères, Le Diamant de Bourgogne By Juliette Benzoni |
2259249078 |
9782259249072 |
English |
486 |
Kindle Edition |