André Castelot (1911–2004)
Autor(a) de Queen of France: A Biography of Marie Antoinette
About the Author
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Séries
Obras por André Castelot
La diplomazia del cinismo 4 exemplares
Histoire De La France Et Des Français Au Jour Le Jour: Histoire Vivante D'Un Quart De Siècle (1989) 2 exemplares
Napoléon raconté aux enfants 2 exemplares
NAPOLEON TROIS - TOME I II - 2 VOLUMES - DES PRISONS AU POUVOIR - OU L'AUBE DES TEMPS MODERNES (1978) 1 exemplar
Regina Margot 1 exemplar
Kungen av Rom Napoleon II 1 exemplar
La belle histoire des vacances 1 exemplar
La féérie impériale - Tome I 1 exemplar
Napoléon III, , tome 3 1 exemplar
Histoire de la France et des Français au jour le jour : Les débuts de la IIIème République (1989) 1 exemplar
Grande histoire illustrée de Napoléon 1 exemplar
Napóleon : Életrajzi regény 1 exemplar
Les Battements de coeur de l'histoire 1 exemplar
Le duc de berry et son double mariage. 1 exemplar
Presence de l'Histoire - Marie Antoinette 1 exemplar
Napoleon Bonaparte 2 1 exemplar
Napoleon Bonaparte 1 1 exemplar
ANDRE CASTELOT//LES GRANDES HEURES DES CITES ET CHÂTEAUX DE LA LOIRE//NOUVELLE EDITION REVUE ET… (1960) 1 exemplar
Luis XVII 1 exemplar
El rey de roma ''El aguilucho'' 1 exemplar
Napoléon III et le second Empire, 6 tome 1 exemplar
L'histoire à table Tome 2 1 exemplar
Histoire De La France et Des Français, Tome V : 1498 - 1574, Le Flamboiement de la Renaissance 1 exemplar
Histoire De La France Et Des Français Au Jour Le Jour : Philippe Le Hardi Et Philippe Le Bel 1270-1316 (1992) 1 exemplar
Marie-Antoinette, l'album 1 exemplar
Histoire De La France Et Des Français Au Jour Le Jour : Les Premiers Capétiens 987-1137 (1990) 1 exemplar
Histoire De La France Et Des Français Au Jour Le Jour: La France Opprimée Et Libérée (1989) 1 exemplar
Histoire De La France Et Des Francais, Tome I : De La Préhistoire Jusqu'en 987, Les Origines De La France (1970) 1 exemplar
Shades of Glory: A "Son et Lumière" Show 1 exemplar
Le livre de Sainte-Hélène 1 exemplar
48 ou l'inutile révolution. 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Edge of the Chair: A Superlative Collection, Some Fact, Some Fiction, All Suspense (1967) — Contribuidor — 42 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Castelot, André
- Nome legal
- Storms, André Georges
- Data de nascimento
- 1911-01-23
- Data de falecimento
- 2004-07-18
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Belgium (birth)
France - Local de nascimento
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Local de falecimento
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Locais de residência
- Anvers (birthplace)
- Educação
- Collège Gerson, Paris
Institution Notre-Dame de Saint-Croix - Ocupações
- biographer
historian
screenwriter
journalist - Relações
- Chabas, Maurice (father)
Decaux, Alain (friend) - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Grand Prix de l'Académie française(1984)
Légion d'Honneur
Ordre national du Mérite
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- André Castelot was born André Storms in Antwerp, Belgium, a son of poet Gabrielle Storms-Castelot and painter Maurice Chabas. He became the acclaimed author of some 65 vivid, richly-detailed biographies and studies of prominent figures in French history, particularly those of the 16th, 18th, and 19th-centuries, such as Queen Marie Antoinette and the Empress Josephine. With his longtime friend, writer Alain Decaux, he created and produced popular French radio and television programs. Castelot also wrote the historical soundtrack for "sound and light" shows at famous historical sites, including Chambord and Compiegne. He received numerous awards, including the Legion of Honor, the French National Order of Merit, and the Grand Prix of the Académie Française. The Prix André Castelot, given each year to a popular book or historical novel, was created in his honor.
Membros
Críticas
When I started reading this biography of the famous French queen, I wanted to largely dismiss it in favor of some of the more recent, well-researched books on her life. Yet, as I read, I began to appreciated the author's extensive quotes and attempts to provide a sense of what it was like to live during the French Revolution. Details and narratives appear here that I hadn't encountered elsewhere and while this book may not be the best one I've read about Marie Antoinette, it certainly serves a purpose in bringing her story to life.… (mais)
Although considerably more information was available when this was written in comparison to Aubrey's biography of Napoleon II, I still prefer Aubrey's.
Castelot's does little to make Marie Louise look good (though no fault of his own--- it would be a difficult task for any writer, unless they wrote fantasy), is convinced of the prince's poor constitution starting at an early age, and does not reveal much about his short romantic life except in a few short sentences.
His death is explained in great detail, however, the author having the poor Duke of Reichstadt suffering through about a hundred pages, and enforcing what he had prophecized himself, that: "My birth and my death---that is the whole of my story"..."Between my cradle and my tomb there is a great naught".… (mais)
Castelot's does little to make Marie Louise look good (though no fault of his own--- it would be a difficult task for any writer, unless they wrote fantasy), is convinced of the prince's poor constitution starting at an early age, and does not reveal much about his short romantic life except in a few short sentences.
His death is explained in great detail, however, the author having the poor Duke of Reichstadt suffering through about a hundred pages, and enforcing what he had prophecized himself, that: "My birth and my death---that is the whole of my story"..."Between my cradle and my tomb there is a great naught".… (mais)
A good serious biography. A slow read. Very detailed.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 126
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 662
- Popularidade
- #38,094
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 12
- ISBN
- 144
- Línguas
- 8
- Marcado como favorito
- 1
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