With hindsight, the passing of time becomes clearer in the light of future days. And what we do not always understand then becomes obvious. A historian, an Emperor, a singer bear witness to this!
With his new book, Franck Ferrand, the gifted one of History, signs a work which opens the doors of a luminous voyage in the past. In “Portraits et Destins” (Perrin / Historia), Franck confronts readers with as many puzzles as they do truths. His portraits of some announce the destinies of others. Twenty stories punctuate this cavalcade in the attics of memory where archives are enthroned, which he revisits as a methodical historian, as a journalist-investigator on the dark paths of the past. Franck Ferrand leads the investigation as he writes in his preface and deals with yesterday’s cases today. From The Battle of Salamis to Colbert, between shadows and lights, to the first step on the Moon, without forgetting the incredible fable of the Stradivarius, Franck Ferrand who also wrote with Stéphane Bern “Portraits of Court”, opens the curtains of the history of the world.
Napoleon is a superstar.
His life seems so intact that his posterity never ceases to make him immortal. The visionary Emperor, like the strategist Emperor, but also dreamer of a society that would have its place in the future, is this modern man to whom the year 2021 is dedicated. Ajaccio, his city, brings together its treasures to better enter its universe. Several major events are preparing for it. Sacred Napoleon!
And he hasn’t changed either.
Daniel Levi sings love with all the force of “The desire to love”, his hit which unites the generations. The words of his songs, in his enchanting voice, are like poems that call for spring in all circumstances. The spring of happiness which, this time, is entitled: “Elle & moi”, his new single, just before the upcoming album.
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