The King's Way
by Françoise Chandernagor
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This fictionalized autobiography of the ambitious, intelligent mistress of Louis XIV presents a historical portrait of life in the brilliance of the royal court of the French king.Tags
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Excellent 'creative nonfiction' story of the life of Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, unacknowledged wife of Louis XIV. Written in 1st-person, the colorful novel is inspired by more than four thousand letters written by Mme. Maintenon. Excellent and often fascinating introduction to the period and life in the French Court under the "Sun King" at Versailles.
Really fascinating insight into the court of Louis XIV.
Biographie romancée de Madame de Maintenon, maitresse de Louis XIV - très bien écrit, passionnante dans son histoire, on en apprend beaucoup sur Maintenon et sur la cour. Un classique dans son genre
May 17, 2006 (Edited)French
J'aime beaucoup les livres de Françoise Chandernagor, érudits et faciles. Et comme j'ai toujours été fascinée par la vie à Versailles sous le roi soleil, je ne risquais pas d'être déçue.J'ai tout lu d'elle, y compris des livres plus personnels, sur son divorce, par exemple.
Mar 4, 2007French
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Gallimard, Folio (4507)
Common Knowledge
- Original title
- L'Allée du Roi
- People/Characters
- Madame de Maintenon; Louis XIV, 1638-1715
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Historical Fiction, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 843.914 — Literature & rhetoric French & related literatures French fiction 1900- 20th Century 1945-1999
- LCC
- PQ2663 .H314 .A7913 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 1961-2000
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- 240
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (4.03)
- Languages
- English, French, Italian, Portuguese
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 18
- ASINs
- 7
