by Prosper Mérimée · Éditions Drôles de · tapa blanda · ISBN 9791094657065
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«Chronique du règne de Charles IX» is the historical novel by Prosper Mérimée, published by Éditions Drôles de in paperback (255 pages, in French).
Set in sixteenth-century France during the reign of Charles IX, this novelized chronicle recreates the climate of religious tension, courtly intrigues and power struggles surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Mérimée combines fiction with historical facts to portray a violent and turbulent era.
French edition published in 2016.
For those who enjoy historical fiction and episodes of the French Wars of Religion, particularly the reign of Charles IX.
Hector-Henri Malot was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime. He studied law in Rouen and Paris, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale.
