by Françoise Chandernagor · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782877062411
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«L'enfant des Lumières» is the historical novel by Françoise Chandernagor, published by Editions de Fallois in paperback (430 pages, in French).
After the ruin and suicide of her husband, the Countess of Breyves flees Paris with her son Alexis and devotes her life to educating him to make him invulnerable to a hostile world. Set at the end of the 18th century, before the Revolution, the novel reflects on maternal love, education, and the values transmitted by a society in crisis.
Published in 1995. Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-431).
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and stories about the maternal bond and education in pre-revolutionary France.
Françoise Chandernagor is a French writer. The daughter of André Chandernagor, she is a former student of the École nationale d'administration, and she became a member of the Council of State in 1969.
