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by Jean Diwo · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782290036327
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«La Calèche» is the historical novel by Jean Diwo, published by Flammarion in paperback (288 pages, in French).
In early 19th-century Paris, saddler Thierry Hermès sees the rise of carriages as an opportunity to establish himself by making quality saddles. The novel follows the Hermès family from Napoleon's campaigns to the turn of the century, when that name becomes synonymous with French luxury.
The cover reproduces a photograph by Vincenzo Balocchi (Florence, 1938). Jean Diwo (1914-2011) was a senior reporter for Paris Match and author of works such as Les Dames du faubourg.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the origins of the House of Hermès and 19th-century Paris.
