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21 March 2012
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« Grand
Livre du
Mois
Quelles
Plumes !
by
Vincent Meylan
well
known journalist
and good friend of
Juliette Benzoni
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La
Collection Kledermann
(latest book of Juliette Benzoni so far)
article offered to Frédérique by Juliette
Benzoni herself
translation soon to
come....
Article of
Point de Vue
published
21/03/2012 |
March 2012
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summary
of the
latest
book by
Juliette
Benzoni
The
Kledermann
Collection |
La
Collection Kledermann
text translated by Mistral
With Juliette
Benzoni, fantasy is
power,
and the imagination
goes well with
the story.
Around 1930,
in a castle
near
Chinon (France),
Venetian prince Aldo
Morosini is shot in the
head and owes
his
rescue to
the skill of a
young surgeon.
In
his hospital bed,
an image
haunts him:
just before
the shot,
he saw
his wife
running away
with a stranger
...
So begins an
ingenious
plot
that will lead us
to Switzerland
and
raise many questions.
Where is
the fabulous
jewel collection of Aldo's
stepfather,
Moritz Kledermann?
What is the role
played by
a
fatal descendant
of the Borgias?
As our friend
Aldo,
is recovering from his injury,
will he succeed
in regaining
the love of
his wife?
A very engimatic
crime mystery,
doubled
with polished comedy
dialogues!
Article of
Point de Vue
published
21/03/2012 |
29 June 2011
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The
below
article
was
published
on 29
June
2011 in
L'Express
and
written
by
Marianne
Payot
on
behalf
of the
publishing
of
exactly
two
books by
Juliette
Benzoni.
That is
"Dans le
lit des
reines"
which
had
already
been on
the
market
in 1984
- and
her
brand
new book
"La
Chimère
d'Or des
Borgia
which
was
published
on 1
June
2011.
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The Empress Benzoni
Juliette Benzoni,
a hard-working nostalgic
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At 90 years old, Juliette
Benzoni published a collection of short
stories and a novel. This passionate of
History, is also a frantic worker.
And even two! Nothing can stop Juliette
Benzoni, 90 springs, who has just published
two books simultaneously: a collection of
short-stories edited by Perrin (”Dans le
lits des Reines : Les amants“) and a new
novel edited by Plon (”La Chimère d'or
des Borgia“), all in all, over 760
pages.
The Dean of historical novel
has an untamed rhythm after nearly fifty
years. Her recipe? Passion and work! At
precisely 7:45 AM, she sits every day, in
front of her desk at her home in Saint-Mandé
(Val-de-Marne). Less appreciated by the
media, but popular with the public (she has
sold over 100 million copies worldwide of
her complete works, which include around 80
titles), Juliette Benzoni, great admirer of
Dumas,
has abandoned long ago the “Fifth Republic”
to live in the past centuries.
Lively style and impeccable memory, she
should once again delight her faithful
readers with her 2011 vintage. Who will be
swept away in the royal alcoves (Messalina,
Isabelle of England, Marguerite of Navarre,
Queen Hortense, Marie-Antoinette …)
...then a journey in the company of a Texan
billionaire, in search of the gold chimera
and the emeralds of Cesar Borgia, to please
the heart of a singer, who claims to be a
descendant of the Borgia's. Until the next
vintage… |
2011
|
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Alexandre
Dumas in petticoats!
I invite
all fans
of
Juliette
Benzoni
to read
this
excellent
article,
which
was
published
last
week in
the
magazine
"Le
Point"
text by
Marine
de
Tilly.
My dear
friend
Frédérique
and I
knew of
this
upcoming
article
- and I
confess
the
waiting
since
May was
really
worthwile
☺ |
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At 91
years old, Juliette Benzoni rules over
historical novels since half a century and prays
before writing.
« I
think that I have written around 80 books,
haven’t I? »
At 91 years old, Juliette Benzoni, the Queen of
French historical novel, does not count the
books anymore, neither the success. Criticism
may well snub her for half a century; she
resigned herself… at the rate of tens of
thousands of copies, sold after each new
publication.
“At
first, I was upset, but I did not stop! Even if
the term of “popular novel” in the sense of “you
sell many books, bravo, well done, but you don't
sell them to the elite” terrified me!”
On editorial terms, “she runs in the category
of Higgins Clark” says her publisher. On
the literary, “she is in the league of Dumas
and Hugo”, says Alain Decaux (famous French
historian). You bet she is! From
secrets in the alcove, to coups of the State,
from innocent young maidens to volcanic whores,
from Florence of Lorenzo de Medici to Orleans of
the Maid (Joan of Arc), to the Kings of France
to the Bastards of History, Benzoni, this is
Hugo! But who would have met Ken Follet at
the corner of a cathedral. This is Dumas!
But who would have exchanged Auguste Maquet for
Barbara Cartland. Like Zola, Sue and other
feature writers, who have
written some master-pieces in the press of their
own centuries, Juliette Benzoni has won her
spurs in the columns of “France-Soir”
(newspaper) with “Catherine”, her first book
series, which tells the adventures of a young
bourgeois girl, in search of her great love at
the time of the “Hundred Years War” : “I
promise you as much as for the Angelique” book
series”, told her the manager of Opera Mundi.
“Same glory and same success. Let’s get to
work!”
The passionée of History gave herself a mission:
Teach some things to the French people, while
entertaining them at the same time.
After
that, she has never stopped writing. There
followed the book series “Marianne“, “Les
Chevaliers“, “Le Temps des Poisons”
and the latest one “La chimère d'or des
Borgia” where Aldo Morosini (the same
hero from “Le Boiteux de Varsovie“) will
have to search for a jewel lost during the
sinking of the “Titanic”. Her “device“,
is to pray.” One “Veni Creator” every morning,
and at each book release, a mass of
thanksgiving. The Holy Spirit, surely, but also
a lively intelligence who knows perfectly the
“page turner” techniques (a word
which
she
probably does not even know exists). In her
sagas, Juliette Benzoni has found the perfect
balance between knowledge and imagination.
Attached to the veracity of each detail, she is
nonetheless a novelist; and she gets involved
with malice in the puzzles of History: “I
remain convinced that the Duke of Beaufort,
her
hero in “Secret d'Etat”,
is the real father of Louis XIV!
“. A woman of joy, of faith, of reading and
writing, she is also a woman of experience,
strong and solitary. A wife twice widowed. A
mother,
torn apart by
the sudden death
of her son, who has thrown
herself on her knees in writing. A distant woman
runner, discreet and persistent, who, even she
strives to say, with her so timbre smiling tone,
that she is a bookworm “and “that's
all!”
– who has the stuff to make her idols. After her
debut, her task was to “Teach
some things to the French people, while
entertaining them at the same time.
“. Even though
posterity
seems to
want to retain
only the second
half of the sentence, it is time to restore the
balance and the truth: Mrs. Benzoni is a great
writer. |
23 May 2011
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critic
by
Vincent
Meylan |
La chimère d'or des Borgia
(The golden Chimera of the
Borgia's)
Vincent Meylan,
is a well known French journalist and royalty
connoiseur who has studied the lives of monarchs
for the past fifteen years. A feature writer for
POINT de VUE in Paris. He has written more than
a hundred articles on jewelry and royal families
and is the author of two royal biographies, one
on Queen Elizabeth II and one on Empress Farah
of Iran.
He is a very good friend of Juliette Benzoni and
has dedicated his book:
Queen's Jewels to
her with the words:
To Juliette Benzoni (aunt Juliette) who knows
so well how to tell stories of preciouis stones.
To Aldo Morosini, from whom we're awaiting new
adventure.... |
18
August 2010
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On 18
August 2010 we had the great pleasure to see "Secrets
d'histoire."
a wonderful transmission on France 2, presented
by very popular Stéphane Bern. It was about the
life of Louis XVI sister-in-law
Elisabeth Charlotte
de Bavière, Princesse Palatine.
She was married to the Sun Kings only brother,
Philippe, called "Monsieur"
One of
the selected interview partners, was none other
than the Queen of History Juliette Benzoni, who
knows French history like none other. Be free to
click on "Secrets d'histoire" to watch a short
summary of the transmission. |
May 2010
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Only interview so far
with Juliette Benzoni, talking about her
latest historical book "La Dague au Lys Rouge".
Her newest book, published on May 2010, was at the first instant chosen
as " Grand Livre du Mois". A
great honor, for a ingenious personalitiy. I am
sure it will not be the last AWARD Juliette
Benzoni will receive. My personal wish,
that finally her latest books shall be
translated into English and all other countries,
where Madame Benzoni has her faithful readers!
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