Gossip
Publisher
:
Plon
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782259186278
Description
Louis XIV has forced Count Roger de Bussy-Rabutin into exile in Burgundy for revealing the secret love stories of the King’s court with too much wit. De Bussy has no other choice but to see his circle of friends in his own provincial town and hear the latest news at dinners he must organize himself. His newly found friendship with Henri de la Rivière, a charming young knight in complete admiration of de Bussy, would not have caused any damage to his reputation… if only the young man hadn’t been involved in the latest poison scandal—subject of every discussion in the King’s court—and seduced Louise de Coligny, de Bussy’s own daughter. Now, all eyes are turned toward the lovers’ relationship, which has the whole province gossiping: marriage, concealed pregnancy, and even rumors of incest. In the spirit of Ridicule, Serge Bramly brilliantly recounts the authentic story of this intriguing "love triangle" closely following the memoirs and correspondence of the time where the most intimate confidences were always centered around the court, and where the stories are at once funny and cruel.
Author
Serge Bramly : A screenwriter and journalist, Serge Bramly is also a novelist. His work includes L’itinéraire du fou (Flammarion, 1978) which won the Del Luca prize for best first novel, La Danse du loup (Belfond, 1982), and a biography of Léonard De Vinci (JC Lattès, 1988) which won the Vasari prize.
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