by Erik Orsenna · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070419289
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This book recounts the life, friendships, and achievements of André Le Nôtre, the master gardener who created the gardens of Versailles for Louis XIV. Erik Orsenna describes a deeply creative man, whose savoir-faire and good nature earned him the king's friendship and allowed him to give free rein to his artistic talent. The Gardens at Versailles, the most extravagant and influential gardens in European history, emerged from the long association of Louis XIV and André Le Nôtre. Born in Paris, the son and grandson of gardeners, Le Nôtre grew up in the Tuileries Gardens and in the nearby royal workshops of the Louvre. He was recognized as a genius in his time, particularly for his innovative use of perspective and reflective water surfaces.
Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult a French politician and novelist. After studying philosophy and political science at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, Orsenna specialized in economics at the London School of Economics. He was a close collaborator of François Mitterrand and held several government positions in the 1980s and 1990s. He is a member of the Conseil d'État, having been appointed in 1985. He was elected to the Académie Française on 28 May 1998. He won the 1990 International Nonino Prize in Italy. For Voyage au pays du coton he received the second prize of the Lettre Ulysses Award in 2006.
