Claude Manceron



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Claude Manceron

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born
January 01, 1923 in France

died
January 01, 1999

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Né en 1923, Claude Manceron a contracté la poliomyélite à l'âge de 11 ans, ce qui l'a contraint à rester allonger pendant des années. Adulte, il devient éducateur spécialisé dans un centre pour paralysés. A la fin des années 1950, il publie son premier livre, un roman consacré aux Cent jours. Entré au Comité national des écrivains, il fréquente Aragon et signe le manifeste des 121 contre la guerre d'Algérie. C'est en 1968, installé dans l'Hérault, qu'il entreprend son grand projet sur les hommes qui ont fait la Révolution. Pendant quatre ans, il s'immerge dans les archives. Le premier volume des Hommes de la liberté paraît en 1972, le cinquième en 1987. Il n'ira pas au bout de son projet ; il s'éteint à Rambouillet en 1999. Il a été chargé...more


Average rating: 4.52 · 25 ratings · 3 reviews · 8 distinct works
Twilight of the Old Order, ...
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Their Gracious Pleasure, 17...
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The Wind from America, 1778...
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Toward the Brink, 1785-1787...
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Blood of the Bastille, 1787...
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Révolution française
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Twilight of the Old Order, ... The Wind from America, 1778... Their Gracious Pleasure, 17... Toward the Brink, 1785-1787 Blood of the Bastille, 1787...
Age of the French Revolution (5 books)
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