Monsieur Montespan (en Anglais) - Couverture souple

Teulé recreates with gusto the bizarre social mores of the nobility at that time: appalling, dirty and wicked - ' L'Express 'Jean Teulé reveals the very particular skills of a nobleman who sets out on a quest to contest the legitimacy of the divine right of kings long before the Revolution - An exhilarating novel.' Figaro Litteraire 'An unrestrained, nightmarish, hilarious, and moving portrait of the Grand Siecle's underside' Elle 'Dazzling' Le Point 'A magnificent novel' Paris Match --Elle

With laugh-out-loud moments and an easy writing style, Teulé effortlessly paints a vivid and detailed picture of life in 17th Century France- his subversive humour never far from the surface. --Edinburgh Evening News

This wonderful romp through the ballrooms and bedrooms of Louis XIV's Paris is a real treat. With its colourful characters and exquisite detail, you'll read it again and again. --Bella

Many novels have been written about the Sun King's mistresses; Jean Teule has approached the subject via a fascinating new route. He imagines the world of the Marquis de Montespan, husband of one of the most famous of Louis XIV's ladies. It's a rotten world, quite literally; even the great folk of the court are riddled with pox and stuff the cavities in their teeth with butter. Husbands are thrilled when the King wants their wives for sex; it means money, position, power. Not for Louis-Henri de Montespan. He adores his Marquise, the frisky Francoise; he doesn't want to lose her and refuses to take her lying down, lying down. But defying the King is as courageous and unheard of as loving one's wife. I rooted wildly for the brave Marquis in his hopeless stand and mourned for him and the other tragic victims of Louis's droit de seigneur, including the little daughter of the Montespans who never sees her mother gain. --The Daily Mail

Similarly unusual and engaging is Jean Teulé's 'Monsieur Montespan' which tells the story of 'the most famous cuckold in French history' and is satisfyingly excessive and bawdy. --History Today

Many novels have been written about the Sun King's mistresses; Jean Teule has approached the subject via a fascinating new route. He imagines the world of the Marquis de Montespan, husband of one of the most famous of Louis XIV's ladies. It's a rotten world, quite literally; even the great folk of the court are riddled with pox and stuff the cavities in their teeth with butter. Husbands are thrilled when the King wants their wives for sex; it means money, position, power. Not for Louis-Henri de Montespan. He adores his Marquise, the frisky Francoise; he doesn't want to lose her and refuses to take her lying down, lying down. But defying the King is as courageous and unheard of as loving one's wife. I rooted wildly for the brave Marquis in his hopeless stand and mourned for him and the other tragic victims of Louis's droit de seigneur, including the little daughter of the Montespans who never sees her mother gain. --The Daily Mail

Similarly unusual and engaging is Jean Teule's 'Monsieur Montespan' which tells the story of 'the most famous cuckold in French history' and is satisfyingly excessive and bawdy. --History Today

Jean Teulé lives in Paris with his companion, the French film actress Miou-Miou. An illustrator, filmmaker and television presenter, he is also the prize winning author of ten books.