The Man Who Outshone The Sun King : Ambition, Triumph and Treachery in the Reign of Louis XIV

ISBN-13: 9780099468288 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 368 str.

Charles Drazin

Opis

In 1664, Nicolas Foucquet, the King's first minister, was found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to life imprisonment. This book tells the story of Foucquet's rise and fall.

Recenzje

A gripping account of one of the most spectacular - and tragic - careers in French history Munro Price

O autorze

Charles Drazin was born in Hampshire in 1960. He grew up in North London and was educated at Highgate School and Oxford University, where he read Classics. He has worked for many years as a writer and editor, and also teaches at Queen Mary, University of London. His other books include In Search of the Third Man (1999), Korda: Britain's Only Movie Mogul (2002), The Man Who Outshone the Sun King (2008) and The Faber Book of French Cinema (2011).