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Maurice Druon

Born

in Paris, France

April 23, 1918

Died

April 14, 2009

Genre

History, Literature & Fiction

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Maurice Druon was born in Paris. He is the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessel, with whom he wrote the Chant des Partisans, which, with music composed by Anna Marly, was used as an anthem by the French Resistance during the Second World War.

In 1948 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Les grandes familles. On December 8, 1966, he was elected to the 30th seat of the Académie française, succeeding Georges Duhamel.

While his scholarly writing earned him a seat at the Académie, he is best known for a series of seven historical novels published in the 1950s under the title Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings).

He was Minister of Cultural Affairs in 1973 and 1974 in Pierre Messmer's cabinet, and a deputy of Paris from 1978 to 1981.

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	The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 22,610 ratings — published 1955	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2) by Maurice Druon, Humphrey Hare (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 12,421 ratings — published 1955 — 142 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 10,306 ratings — published 1956 — 133 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 9,103 ratings — published 1957	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The She-Wolf of France (The Accursed Kings, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 7,926 ratings — published 1959 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lily and The Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 6,917 ratings — published 1959 — 113 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, #7) 3.41 avg rating — 4,863 ratings — published 1977 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Menino do Dedo Verde 4.14 avg rating — 3,872 ratings — published 1957 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Rois maudits 4.54 avg rating — 2,804 ratings — published 1977 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Accursed Kings Series: The Iron King / The Strangled Queen / The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 1,817 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Accursed Kings (7 books)
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La fin des hommes (4 books)
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“Every man believes to some extent that the world began when he was born and, at the moment of leaving it, suffers at having to let the Universe remain unfinished.”
― Maurice Druon, The Iron King

tags: death

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“It must be admitted that such things were common coin of the period. Kingdoms were often handed over to adolescents, whose absolute power fasinated them as might a game. Hardly grown out of the age in which it is fun to tear the wings from flies, they might now amuse themselves by tearing the heads from men. Too young to fear or even imagine death, they would not hesitate to distribute it around them.”
― Maurice Druon, The Iron King

tags: medieval-history

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“Every unjust act, even committed for the sake of a just cause, carries its curse with it.”
― Maurice Druon

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Which book would you like to read for our September 15 - November 15 European Royalty group read?

Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria by Julia P. Gelardi

12 votes, 28.6%

Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster by Alison Weir

7 votes, 16.7%

God Save the King by Laura Purcell

7 votes, 16.7%

The Iron King by Maurice Druon

6 votes, 14.3%

Death And The Virgin: Elizabeth, Dudley and the Mysterious Fate of Amy Robsart by Chris Skidmore

5 votes, 11.9%

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

4 votes, 9.5%

For the King by Catherine Delors

1 vote, 2.4%

42 total votes

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