by Guy Rachet · Succès du livre · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782738221636
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«Guillaume le Conquérant» is the historical novel by Guy Rachet about William the Conqueror, published by Succès du livre in paperback (404 pages, in French).
The novel narrates the life of William the Conqueror from his childhood, marked by flight and hiding among peasants to escape the violence of rebellious vassals, to his rise to power as Duke of Normandy. It interweaves his military campaigns and political ambitions with his loves, such as that of Edith, a young Saxon woman, and that of Guenièvre at the court of the King of France. The work combines warrior epic with amorous passion in the setting of medieval Europe.
The story is set in the Middle Ages and follows the tradition of the French historical novel. The 2007 French edition was preceded by an original publication in 1983, according to Goodreads records.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and great medieval epics seeking a narrative focused on the warlike and amorous adventures of a historical figure.
Guy Rachet is a French egyptologist historian, archaeologist, novelist and president of the Cercle Ernest Renan. Rachet is the author of numerous works on ancient civilizations in general and Egyptian civilization in particular.
