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Un rhinocéros à Versailles
by Alexandra de Broca, published on October 14, 2021 by Éditions Robert Laffont.
Her favorite quote:
“Upon entering the rhino's lodge with an innocent wheelbarrow of alfalfa, his forehead and face covered with a hat, Martin will meet death. An absurd death for the healer of the menagerie of the Palace of Versailles who for seventeen years, has devoted himself so that this curious lonely and ugly "horned horse" does not die of hunger. Alas, he does not know that, on this windy day, the myopic beast will not be able to recognize it by its smell and that, terrified, it will defend its territory and massacre the one it will take for an intruder. "
Why this book?
Because Alexandra de Broca gives us a story in the History
of the French Revolution by combining the rigor of a historian with her taste for fiction.
Because we live the fate of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
in parallel with that of diplomatic gifts, while it was shameful to feed these prestigious animals in times of famine rather than the citizens.
Because we are attached to these characters who devote themselves
to these animals considered as symbols of royalty and carried away in the torments of history.
Because with this book, you will pleasantly complete
your visit to the exhibition
The King's Animals
at the Palace of Versailles or vice versa.
The essentials in 2 minutes
The plot.
Claire, passionate about animals, found herself at the head of the royal menagerie of Versailles when the revolution broke out.
How to save the rhino and the animals that were offered to the kings while the revolutionaries are suffering from starvation.
Characters.
Claire, caregiver and her parents.
Jacques, his revolutionary brother.
Guillaume, Swiss guard and fiancé of Claire.
And exotic animals, of course.
Places.
The Palace of Versailles.
The time.
From 1784 to 1794.
The author.
Alexandra de Broca was a producer at France 2, she has devoted several books to the French revolution,
Un rhinocéros à Versailles
is her fourth novel.
This book was read with
empathy for Claire, the devoted caregiver of "her" animals.
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