by Chantal Thomas · Roca · tapa dura · ISBN 9788496284807
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«Adiós a la Reina» is the historical novel by Chantal Thomas, published by Roca Editorial in hardcover (254 pages, in Spanish).
From exile in Vienna, Agathe-Sidonie, reader and chambermaid to Marie Antoinette, evokes the last days of the court of Versailles as the French Revolution erupts. The narrative reconstructs the luxury and collapse of the palace between July 14 and 16, 1789, with the narrator's fascination with the queen as the guiding thread.
Original work published in 2002 as «Les Adieux à la reine», translated by Roser Berdagué; winner of the Prix Fémina and translated into 16 languages.
A work for readers of historical fiction with an interest in the French Revolution and the figure of Marie Antoinette.
Chantal Thomas is a French writer and historian. Her 2002 book, Farewell, My Queen, won the Prix Femina and was adapted into a 2012 film starring Diane Kruger and Léa Seydoux.
