by Frédéric Richaud · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253122463
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«La Ménagerie de Versailles» is the historical novel by Frédéric Richaud, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (154 pages, in French).
Set in the court of Louis XIV, the novel follows the Marquis de Dunan, who dreams of winning royal favour by offering the Versailles menagerie a singular beast that can be admired alongside the pelicans and ostriches. His fruitless search through the kingdom's fairs does not discourage him and launches him into an adventure where appearances deceive and wild beasts are not always what they seem.
«La Ménagerie de Versailles» was originally published in 2006; the Le Livre de Poche edition appeared on 11 June 2008.
A work for readers of historical fiction interested in 17th-century France and the ambitions of the court of Louis XIV.
