Max Gallo (; 7 January 1932 – 18 July 2017) was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books. The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma), Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a

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(until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On 26 April 2007 the

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recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late

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. He was elected to the Académie Française on 31 May 2007.

Bibliography

* ''La Cinquième colonne : Et ce fut la défaite de 40 (Français) Broché – 1 septembre 1984'' * ''Le Cortège des vainqueurs'', Robert Laffont, 1972 * ''Un pas vers la mer'', Robert Laffont, 1973 * ''L’Oiseau des origines'', Robert Laffont, 1974, Grand prix des lectrices de Elle * ''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 *

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:* I. : Le Chant du départ

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(1769-1799), Robert Laffont, 1997 :* II. : Le Soleil d'Austerlitz

he Sun of Austerlitz He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' in ...

(1799-1805), Robert Laffont, 1997 :* III. : L'Empereur des rois

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(1806-1812), Robert Laffont, 1997 :* IV. : L'Immortel de Sainte-Hélène he Immortal of St Helena(1812-1821), Robert Laffont, 1997

References

* Jean-Louis de Rambures, "Comment travaillent les écrivains", Paris 1978 (interview with Max Gallo, in French)

External links

L'Académie française

Max Gallo: Seeking a Sense of France's Identity
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'' 1932 births 2017 deaths People from Nice 20th-century French historians French communists French socialists French Marxists French people of Italian descent People of Piedmontese descent People of Emilian descent French historical fiction writers Marxist historians Government spokespersons of France Members of the Académie Française French male non-fiction writers Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Grand Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Neurological disease deaths in France Deaths from Parkinson's disease {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub