by Pascal Lainé · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782226169150
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«Le mystère de la tour Eiffel» is the historical novel by Pascal Lainé, published by Albin Michel and Canal+ Editions in paperback (244 pages, in French).
The novel is set in late 19th-century Paris and recreates the construction of the Eiffel Tower. It mixes historical and fictional characters: Gustave Eiffel, the dancer Thérèse, the chronicler Édouard Barbier, and a former Communard working as a riveter. With humor and historical rigor, it portrays the bohemia, the press, and the popular world of the era.
Originally published in 2005 in France, the work appeared as a co-edition by Albin Michel and Canal+ Editions; its subtitle is «roman».
For readers of historical fiction who want a glimpse of late 19th-century Paris and the construction of the Eiffel Tower.
Pascal Lainé was a French academic, novelist and writer. He was born in Anet, Eure-et-Loir. He was awarded both the Prix Médicis and the Goncourt, Pascal Lainé has published over 20 novels and has written for television, theatre, and film.
