UNE JOURNÉE AVEC... LA VIE ORDINAIRE DE PERSONNAGES EXTRAORDINAIRES

A day in the life of Marie Antoinette, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Kennedy etc.

Although we are familiar with the high points of the lives of great men, we know little or nothing about their « ordinary » daily lives. What were their habits? What did they eat? What time did they get up or go to bed? Did they have any hobbies or passions? Did they love luxury and being on show, or did they seek seclusion and try to protect their privacy?
These questions (and many others) are answered in this groundbreaking book, edited by Franz-Olivier Giesbert and Claude Quétel. Under their direction, the best writers from the magazine Le Point and Perrin have pooled their skills and style to narrate a typical day in the lives of twenty great historical characters – the daily
routine of some of the most famous people in history.

Former director of Le Point, the host of numerous television shows, FRANZ-OLIVIER GIESBERT is one of the most famous journalists in France. His work as a biographer and novelist combines the highest levels of talent and success.
A historian and the former director of the Caen Memorial, CLAUDE QUÉTEL has published numerous books on the Second World War, including Femmes dans la guerre, 1939-1945 (Women in War) (Larousse, 2004; 2006), L'Impardonnable Défaite (The Unforgivable Defeat) (Lattès, 2010) et La Seconde Guerre mondiale (The Second World War) (Perrin, 2015).