by Diane Ducret · Pocket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266220040
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«Femmes de dictateur» is the historical essay by Diane Ducret, published by Pocket in paperback (439 pages, in French).
Diane Ducret portrays the women who shared the lives of the great dictators of the 20th century: wives, lovers, companions and admirers of leaders such as Lenin, Mussolini, Stalin or Hitler. She analyzes how seduction and private life became cogs of absolute power, with women triumphant, deceived and sacrificed.
It is part of the Femmes de dictateur series as volume 1; this French Pocket edition was published in 2012.
Recommended for readers with an interest in contemporary history, women's biographies and the relationship between power and private life.
Diane Ducret is a Franco-Belgian writer. She has published both non-fiction historical books and novels. Much of her writing concerns the historical experiences of women, including studies of women who were closely associated with notorious dictators or gangsters. She has also written comedic fiction, and worked as a writer and host for historical television series.
