Max Gallo
| Max Gallo | |
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 Max Gallo (2009) | |
| Born |
7 January 1932 Nice, France |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Known for | Member of the Académie française |
Max Gallo (French: [maks ɡaˈlo]; born in Nice on 7 January 1932) is a French writer, historian and politician.
The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma[1]), Max Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On April 26, 2007, the Académie française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie française on 31 May 2007.
Bibliography
- Le Cortège des vainqueurs, Robert Laffont, 1972
- Un pas vers la mer, Robert Laffont, 1973
- L’Oiseau des origines, Robert Laffont, 1974
- Que sont les siècles pour la mer, Robert Laffont, 1977
- Une affaire intime, Robert Laffont, 1979
- France, Grasset, 1980
- Un crime très ordinaire, Grasset, 1982
- La Demeure des puissants, Grasset, 1983
- Au nom de tous les miens, with Martin Gray, Robert Laffont, 1971
- Le Beau Rivage, Grasset, 1985
- Belle Époque, Grasset, 1986
- La Route Napoléon, Robert Laffont, 1987
- Que Passe la Justice du Roi: Vie, procès et supplice du chevalier de La Barre, Robert Laffont, 1987
- Une affaire publique, Robert Laffont, 1989
- Le Regard des femmes, Robert Laffont, 1991
- Les Fanatiques, Fayard, 2006
- Fier d'être Français, Fayard, 2006
- Les Romains. Spartacus. La Revolte des Esclaves, Fayard, 2006
- L'Italie de Mussolini, Editions Tallandier, 1973
- Dieu le veut, XO éditions, Paris, 2015
- Napoleon
- I. : Le Chant du départ [The Song of Departure] (1769-1799), Robert Laffont, 1997
- II. : Le Soleil d'Austerlitz [The Sun of Austerlitz] (1799-1805), Robert Laffont, 1997
- III. : L'Empereur des rois [The Emperor of Kings] (1806-1812), Robert Laffont, 1997
- IV. : L'Immortel de Sainte-Hélène [The Immortal of St Helena] (1812-1821), Robert Laffont, 1997
References
- ↑ Decaux, Alain. "Réponse au discours de réception de M. Max Gallo". Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- Jean-Louis de Rambures, "Comment travaillent les écrivains", Paris 1978 (interview with Max Gallo, in French)
External links
- (French) L'Académie française
- Max Gallo: Seeking a Sense of France's Identity by John Vinocur, International Herald Tribune
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| Preceded by Jean-François Revel |
Seat 24 Académie française 2007– |
Incumbent |
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