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Max Gallo

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Max Gallo
Max Gallo in 2009
Government spokespeople of France
In office
22 March 1983 – 17 July 1984
PresidentFrançois Mitterrand
Prime MinisterPierre Mauroy
Preceded byAndré Rossi
Succeeded byRoland Dumas
Personal details
Born(1932-01-07)7 January 1932
Nice, France
Died18 July 2017(2017-07-18) (aged 85)
Vaison-la-Romaine, France
Political partySocialist Party
SpouseMarielle Gallo
ProfessionHistorian

Max Gallo (French: [maks ɡalo]; 7 January 1932 – 18 July 2017) was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books.[1]

The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma[2]), Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On 26 April 2007 the Académie Française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie Française on 31 May 2007.

Bibliography

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  • 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
  • Napoleon
  • I. : Le Chant du départ [The Song of Departure] (1769-1799), Robert Laffont, 1997
  • II. : Le Soleil d'Austerlitz [The Sun of Austerlitz] (1799-1805), Robert Laffont, 1997
  • III. : L'Empereur des rois [The Emperor of Kings] (1806-1812), Robert Laffont, 1997
  • IV. : L'Immortel de Sainte-Hélène [The Immortal of St Helena] (1812-1821), Robert Laffont, 1997

References

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  1. ^ Carla Mirza (24 July 2017), "Famous French historian and writer Max Gallo dies at 85", The National. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ Decaux, Alain. "Réponse au discours de réception de M. Max Gallo". Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  • Jean-Louis de Rambures, "Comment travaillent les écrivains", Paris 1978 (interview with Max Gallo, in French)
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Seat 24
Académie Française

2007–2017
Succeeded by