by Dominique Fernandez · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253139287
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«Le Dernier des Médicis» is the historical novel by Dominique Fernandez, published by Librairie Générale Française in paperback, in French.
The work approaches Gian Gastone de' Medici (1671-1737), the last member of the dynasty, who reigned over a Florence he detested. Against the usual image marked by his excesses, Dominique Fernandez builds a more complex portrait from the perspective of a physician at the Pitti Palace, where grandeur and corruption appear intertwined.
The work was originally published in 1994. Dominique Fernandez received the Prix Goncourt in 1982 for 'Dans la main de l'ange'.
It will appeal to readers of historical fiction and to those who wish to learn about the decline of the Medici dynasty in eighteenth-century Florence.
Dominique Fernandez is a French writer of novels, essays and travel books. Much of his writing explores homosexual experience and creativity. In 1982 he won the Prix Goncourt for his novel about Pier Paolo Pasolini; and in 2007 he was elected a member of the Académie Française.
