by Jean-Michel Riou · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782081270053
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«Le Roi noir de Versailles» is a historical novel by Jean-Michel Riou, published by Flammarion in paperback (576 pages, in French).
France, 17th century. Louis XIV drives the construction of Versailles, and thousands of workers and artisans flock to the site seeking fortune. Two rival factions dispute the ground: Marguerite Pontgallet's company and Toussaint Delaforge's men, devoted to smuggling and corruption. Violence and revenge set the pace of the work.
Second installment of the series Versailles, le palais de toutes les promesses, set between 1668 and 1670.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the court of Versailles and the reign of Louis XIV.
