Revolution Francaise by Sophie Pedder
The extraordinary story of how an outsider candidate an unknown technocrat and economics minister on the fringes of French politics made his way to the Elysee palace, with new material and expert analysis of recent events including the gilets jaunes protests
The seminal account of Macron’s rise, as riveting as a thriller-- Lauren Collins * staff writer at the New Yorker and author of When in French: Love in a Second Language *
An important and brilliant book, sparkling with insights into the elusive and highly original personality of Emmanuel Macron, and the scale of his ambition to transform France and re-launch Europe. -- Lord Peter Ricketts, former British Ambassador to France
An important book on Europe’s most influential leader and whether liberalism has a future. -- Robert Peston, ITV Political Editor
[An] excellent and lavishly sourced account of Macron’s “quest to reinvent a nation” ... an illuminating book about a highly unusual politician. * Financial Times *
Quick-paced, witty and elegantly written … Pedder’s book is a breath of fresh air for the calmness and intelligence with which she deciphers and dissects the man and the politician. * The Times *
Probably the foreign journalist who knows [Macron] best * Irish Times *
[An] impressive combination of reportage and analysis, enriched with tête-à-tête interviews … fluently written and well-plotted * The Economist *
Having read Revolution Française I understand Macron much better now and the modernisation he is attempting in France. -- Lord Andrew Adonis
[An] excellent new biography -- Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
Sharp … written with concise elegance * Sunday Times *
An insightful examination of the rise, vision, and potential impact of France's youngest president ... authoritative * Kirkus Reviews *
A superb book … Sophie Pedder has a deep understanding of what drives France and the French -- François Heisbourg, Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies council, Special Adviser at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris
First rate … Revolution Francaise offers the best answer in English so far to two big questions: who is this man? And how will he change his country? … This is a model biography by a writer who knows and loves France * New Statesman *
An important and brilliant book, sparkling with insights into the elusive and highly original personality of Emmanuel Macron, and the scale of his ambition to transform France and re-launch Europe. -- Lord Peter Ricketts, former British Ambassador to France
An important book on Europe’s most influential leader and whether liberalism has a future. -- Robert Peston, ITV Political Editor
[An] excellent and lavishly sourced account of Macron’s “quest to reinvent a nation” ... an illuminating book about a highly unusual politician. * Financial Times *
Quick-paced, witty and elegantly written … Pedder’s book is a breath of fresh air for the calmness and intelligence with which she deciphers and dissects the man and the politician. * The Times *
Probably the foreign journalist who knows [Macron] best * Irish Times *
[An] impressive combination of reportage and analysis, enriched with tête-à-tête interviews … fluently written and well-plotted * The Economist *
Having read Revolution Française I understand Macron much better now and the modernisation he is attempting in France. -- Lord Andrew Adonis
[An] excellent new biography -- Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform
Sharp … written with concise elegance * Sunday Times *
An insightful examination of the rise, vision, and potential impact of France's youngest president ... authoritative * Kirkus Reviews *
A superb book … Sophie Pedder has a deep understanding of what drives France and the French -- François Heisbourg, Chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies council, Special Adviser at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris
First rate … Revolution Francaise offers the best answer in English so far to two big questions: who is this man? And how will he change his country? … This is a model biography by a writer who knows and loves France * New Statesman *
Sophie Pedder has been Paris Bureau Chief of The Economist since 2003. She has interviewed Emmanuel Macron on numerous occasions since 2012, and followed him closely during the 2017 election campaign, securing notebooks of first-hand material on which this book is based. An award-winning journalist, she appears regularly to comment on French politics on CNN, the BBC and other media.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472966308 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472966309 |
| Title | Revolution Francaise |
| Author | Sophie Pedder |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2019-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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