Emmanuel de Waresquiel, historian, writer

Thursday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Through his political longevity (from 1789 to 1835), through the multiplicity of regimes he served, through his sparkling wit and exceptional intelligence, Talleyrand was, along with Napoleon, one of the most enigmatic figures of the French Revolution and the first Nineteenth century. Emmanuel de Waresquiel draws in parallel, the brilliant portrait of Fouché, an incredible character hitherto misunderstood, "revolutionary,

terrorist, policeman, minister, spy”, Joseph Fouché needed a great biographer to cast an impartial light on the tormented lines of his life. “Waresquiel responded present. He did well. »

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