by Maurice Druon · Le Livre de Poche · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782253003069
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«La Reine étranglée» is the historical novel by Maurice Druon, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (256 pages, in French).
The story begins after the death of Philip the Fair: he is succeeded by Louis X the Stubborn, a weak king whose wife, Margaret of Burgundy, is imprisoned for adultery. With Christendom without a pope and the people starving, court conspiracies drag barons, prelates, bankers, and the king toward a denouement that is only resolved through crime.
Second installment of the Accursed Kings saga, originally published in 1955; this edition is from 1973.
The cover of this edition includes a recommendation from George R. R. Martin addressed to fans of Game of Thrones.
Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.
