by Dominique Fernandez · Grasset & Fasquelle · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246487012
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«Le dernier des Médicis» is the historical novel by Dominique Fernandez, published by Grasset & Fasquelle in paperback (309 pages, in French).
The novel recreates Gian Gastone, Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1723 to 1737 and last descendant of the Medici family. His reign, marked by extravagance and scandal, was barely documented by historians; Fernandez turns him into a fictional character against the sensual backdrop of Florentine decline.
Originally published in 1994, the work bears the subtitle «roman» and belongs to the Littérature collection from Grasset.
For readers interested in the history of Florence, the Medici dynasty, and historical fiction set in the eighteenth century.
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.
