by Jean-Christian Petitfils · Perrin · tapa dura · ISBN 9782262019631
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«L'Homme au masque de fer» is the historical essay by Jean-Christian Petitfils, published by Perrin in hardback (310 pages, in French).
Petitfils reconstructs the enigma of the masked prisoner confined during the reign of Louis XIV and examines the hypotheses put forward about his identity. He contrasts historical documents with later legends and situates the case in the political and social context of the French court.
The cover subtitle is «Entre histoire et légende»; the work belongs to the collection «La clef de l'énigme» by Perrin and was published in 2002.
Work for those interested in the history of France and the great enigmas of the reign of Louis XIV.
Jean-Christian Petitfils, born in Paris on December 25, 1944, is a French writer, historian and political scientist, as well as a banker until 2004.
