Gandhi
Volume 2 : And India Will Be Free!
The second volume of a gripping biography, which underlines the modernity of this great man.
Gandhi
SERIE
José Frèches
Gandhi
Volume 1 : I Am a Soldier of Peace
January 2008 : 60th Anniversary of the death of Gandhi, a man renowned the world over. How did this sickly, fainthearted, painfully shy Indian man become the great man we know? How did this ...
José Frèches
The mistress of the silk
A national treasure that has become a universal object of passion Among the many inventions born in China that have changed the destiny of humanity, there is silk, which the Chinese tried to ...
José Frèches
Once Upon A Time In China
José Frèches, writer and passionate storyteller of the “country of the middle”, tells here the extraordinary story of China, its beauties and mysteries. How to understand today’s China without ...
José Frèches
Father David & The Empress & The Panda
A Great Epic Novel. The exciting story of an animal that has become a legend. “You all know it, with its splendid black and white attire, its good-natured aura, its insatiable appetite and its ...
SERIE
José Frèches
Genghis Khan
Volume 1 : The Man Who Loved the Wind
The life of one of the biggest conqueror of all times. This Mongolian nomad reigned over a territory even greater than that of Alexander the Great. A history of flesh and blood in which the ...
José Frèches
I, Confucius…
A fabulous tale of wisdom that will help is to live better. After I, Buddha, José Frèches has now decided to explore Confucius. His teachings sculpted the minds of billions of human beings and he ...
José Frèches
The Ten Thousand Desires of Emperor Chenghua
Passions, intrigue and sensuality within the walls of the Forbidden City… Beijing, 1660. The ravishing courtesan Yadil, swathed in veils of precious fabric, trembles fearfully before the ...
José Frèches
When the Chinese Stop Laughing, the World Will Weep
Should we be scared of China? When you get to China for the first time, you’ll be amazed to see that people there laugh all the time. This permanent laughter is a sign of Chinamen’s quest for ...
SERIE
José Frèches
Empire of tears
Volume 2 : The Plunder of the Summer Palace
A fugitive dancer, a prince turned traitor by love, a child whose life is in danger, a young rebellious English woman… The destinies of Jose Freches’ characters come together to form the canvas ...
José Frèches
Once Upon a Time in China
« When China wakes up, the world will tremble ». Napoléon José Frèches, sinologue and passionate story-teller, renders to history of China accessible to all. In this accessible and illustrated ...
José Frèches
I, Buddha
The life of an exceptional man, famous but unknown, who revolutionized his times and still continues to win vast numbers of followers. Siddartha was born six centuries before Christ, into an ...
SERIE
José Frèches
The Silk Empress
Volume 3 : The Usurpator
On the fabulous Silk Route, the outcome of a unique adventure. Adored by thousands of pilgrims as the reincarnation of a mythical couple, the young Celestial Twins brought back to China through ...
SERIE
José Frèches
The Legend of the Jade
Volume 3 : The Everlasting Islands
What if we all held a disk of jade in the hollow of our hands?… The four of them grew up together, Zheng, Golden Fish, Spring Dew and Zhaogao, in a realm in full expansion. Then Zheng used power ...
Max Gallo
Victor Hugo
A MASTERLY BIOGRAPHY Victor Hugo is a great, immense writer. The entire world knows him. But what do we know of the man, the spouse, the lover? And firstly of the child, torn between his father ...
Max Gallo
Henry IV
The terrible destiny of Henry the Fourth, the King they wanted dead. A gripping tale. He is the King of France and of Navarre who had hoped to overcome dissentions and permit Catholics and ...
Max Gallo
I, Charlemagne, Christian Emperor
The astonishing portrait of one of the « fathers of Europe » depicted through the eloquent writing of Max Gallo. When the time came to place his soul into the hands of the Lord, Charlemagne felt ...
SERIE
José Frèches
Genghis Khan
Volume 2 : The Conqueror
The mysterious and fascinating destiny of Genghis Khan, the man who ruled over the greatest empire to ever have existed, stretching from Northern China to the borders of Europe. The conqueror ...
SERIE
José Frèches
Genghis Khan
Volume 1 : The Man Who Loved the Wind
The life of one of the biggest conqueror of all times. This Mongolian nomad reigned over a territory even greater than that of Alexander the Great. A history of flesh and blood in which the ...
Max Gallo
Richelieu
Max Gallo tells the true story of Richelieu, a legendary character and a great builder of French unity. Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu should never have become Cardinal. Devoted to a ...
Max Gallo
Louis XIV The Life of the Great King
He was king as soon as he turned five, and he reigned until he reached the age of seventy seven. He was admired and well liked. He pushed back the frontiers of France. He was without mercy with ...
Max Gallo
Machiavelli and Savonarola
At the turn of the 16th century the world is fascinated by the city of Florence. The Republic, under the rule of the Medici, is envied for its prosperity, its splendor but also its intrigues. Two ...
Catherine Hermary-Vieille
George Sand: The secret diary of a Lioness
An original and surprising look at the good Lady of Nohant through the inspired writing of Catherine Hermary-Vieille, who lends her words to George Sand in order to evoke her great loves, Chopin ...
Max Gallo
Francis I
The renowned historian whose books consistently sell over 100,000 copies in France brings us a stunning new historical narrative. 25 January 1515. Francis I is crowned in St. Denis. As early as ...
Max Gallo
Genevieve of Paris
The Story of Saint Genevieve, the young woman who stood up against the Huns. 51. Gaul is under threat. Heading up a huge army, Attila has just destroyed Metz. Paris is on his path of invasion and ...
Christine Pedotti
Jesus, the Unknown Man
Precise research combined with the tender insight of a woman of faith. For centuries, we have written about Jesus, his life, his encounters, his miracles… Yet, the more we know about him, the ...
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