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This story of ambition, love and tragedy provides an insight into the complex world of the French court and leaves a strong impression with its emotional depth and literary virtuosity.
In the biographical essay book Maria Stuart, Stefan Zweig provides a dramatic account of the life of Queen of Scots Maria I. Stuart, whose life was marked by political intrigues, love tragedies and a personal struggle between passion and duty.
The book is an authentic, poignant, and humorous confession of the Belgrade sailor and bohemian Milorad Mornar Pešić (1934–2018), which Predrag Aleksijević wrote down and shaped into a confessional novel.
Madame Pompadour (1878) by the Goncourt brothers follows the life of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, known as Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of King Louis XV of France and one of the most influential women of the 18th century.
Catherine the Great (1962) by Darius Olivier is a depiction of the life and reign of Catherine II, Empress of Russia (1729–1796). The work celebrates her strength and vision, but also reveals the personal sacrifices behind her rise, making it a fascinatin