by Chantal Thomas · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020617093
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«Les adieux à la Reine» is the historical novel by Chantal Thomas, published by Seuil in paperback (247 pages, in French).
The novel is set in Versailles in July 1789, when the court incredulously witnesses the fall of the Ancien Régime. The narrator, Agathe-Sidonie, reader to Marie Antoinette, recalls twenty years later those three decisive days and her fascination with the queen, while the world around her crumbles amid rumors and escapes.
It won the Prix Femina in 2002. It is the first novel by Chantal Thomas, a French historian and essayist.
For readers of historical fiction and stories set in the court of Versailles, with an interest in the French Revolution and the figure of Marie Antoinette.
Chantal Thomas is a French writer and historian. Her 2002 book, Farewell, My Queen, won the Prix Femina and was adapted into a 2012 film starring Diane Kruger and Léa Seydoux.
