Mitterrand by Philip Short
Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Francois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his fourteen years as President, strove to drag his tradition-bound and change-averse country into the modern world.
Short gives an extremely vivid account of the way Mitterrand exercised the office of president -- Jonathan Derbyshire * Prospect *
An excellent new book.. The story of the rebuilding of France after the war in an equally embittered and divided republic -- Andrew Adonis * New Statesman *
A compelling read for anyone interested in international power politics -- Richard Davenport-Hines * Daily Telegraph *
[Mitterrand] remains an endlessly fascinating figure, and Philip Short tells the story expertly in this deeply researched and marvellously readable biography -- David A. Bell * Guardian *
A stunningly detailed investigation of a monumental political character -- Robert Collins * Sunday Times *
Philip Short, a former Paris correspondent for the BBC, makes excellent use of new interviews with Mitterrand's family to portray a flawed hero described by his own doctor as a mixture of "Machiavelli, Don Corleone, Casanova and the Little Prince". * Sunday Business Post *
Well-rounded -- Tobias Grey * Spectator *
Excellent -- Patrick Marnham * Mail on Sunday *
I don’t know why this extremely interesting book has not been more noticed… [A] gripping account -- Charles Moore * Daily Telegraph *
A riveting read for anyone interested in political psychology -- Matthew Campbell * Sunday Times *
An excellent new book.. The story of the rebuilding of France after the war in an equally embittered and divided republic -- Andrew Adonis * New Statesman *
A compelling read for anyone interested in international power politics -- Richard Davenport-Hines * Daily Telegraph *
[Mitterrand] remains an endlessly fascinating figure, and Philip Short tells the story expertly in this deeply researched and marvellously readable biography -- David A. Bell * Guardian *
A stunningly detailed investigation of a monumental political character -- Robert Collins * Sunday Times *
Philip Short, a former Paris correspondent for the BBC, makes excellent use of new interviews with Mitterrand's family to portray a flawed hero described by his own doctor as a mixture of "Machiavelli, Don Corleone, Casanova and the Little Prince". * Sunday Business Post *
Well-rounded -- Tobias Grey * Spectator *
Excellent -- Patrick Marnham * Mail on Sunday *
I don’t know why this extremely interesting book has not been more noticed… [A] gripping account -- Charles Moore * Daily Telegraph *
A riveting read for anyone interested in political psychology -- Matthew Campbell * Sunday Times *
Philip Short is the author of acclaimed biographies of Pol Pot and Mao Zedong. He worked for ten years as the BBC's Paris correspondent and lives in France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099597896 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099597896 |
| Title | Mitterrand |
| Author | Philip Short |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 720 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Spears Book Award for Biography 2014 (UK) |
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