Juliette Benzoni is a famous French writer, whose works are popular in many countries and are issued in million copies.
The most widely read author in his country (especially the beautiful half of humanity) - Andre-Margarita-Juliette Mangen - was born in Paris in 1920, on October 30. The celebrities spent their childhood in the oldest abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés under the supervision of loving parents: mother of Maria Susanne Arnault - a native of Champagne, and father Charles-Hubert Mangein - an industrialist of Lorraine origin, who is extremely partial to the game of bridge.
Education Benzoni Juliette received in the "fashionable" courses Mademoiselle Desir, then at the Lyceum Fenelon, whose classes were terribly crowded, and study was given through force. Soon, her parents transferred her to a calmer aristocratic college located in Hulst. From there, the girl graduated with a bachelor's degree. Further studies were continued at the Catholic Institute of Paris.
The beginning of the creative path
The love of literature in the future writer was manifested since childhood. At first it was the novels of Alexander Dumas Sr., with which the girl was read out excitedly. In college, interest in the writing style was fueled by the lessons of history and literature. Juliette also tried to delve into the political life of her country.
A calm life ended with the outbreak of war and the premature death of his father. Juliette settled in the prefecture of Seine as an assistant and did not fail. The magnificent library, hidden within the walls of the Town Hall, fully satisfied its need for reading and learning the unknown.
Benzoni Juliette: personal life
In 1941, Juliette linked her fate with the doctor Maurice Galois, moved to him in Dijon, where she gave birth to two children. The writer’s husband was constantly busy: he spent time with patients, was actively engaged in public life, worked underground, carrying out missions far from medicine. Juliette at this time spent hours reading books, diligently studying the medieval history of Burgundy. After the sudden death of her husband in 1950, the young woman moved to Morocco to his relatives, where she married again. Her chosen one was Andre Benzoni di Costa - Count, Corsican officer.
Over time, the newly-formed family settled in Saint-Manda - a suburb of Paris, where her husband worked as assistant mayor. Benzoni Juliette at that time was actively engaged in journalistic activities, published articles and essays on historical subjects. In 1964, the reader got acquainted with the debut novel, Love, Only Love, the first of the Catherine series. It was a success! Almost every French woman became a fan of the work of the writer, whose name will eventually become known in many countries - Juliette Benzoni.
The Catherine series, written before 1978, consists of 7 volumes. The beginning of the first novel was the legend of the Order of the Golden Fleece, once read by Juliet.
Juliette Benzoni: books
Since then, several research and historical books and more than 60 novels on historical and love topics have been released from Benzoni’s pen, collected in a series of cycles: Lame from Warsaw, Florentyka, Wolves of Lozarg, Marianna, and State secrets. " According to the books of the writer, several series and feature films were released on television. Real historical facts are what Juliette Benzoni is based on in his works. Gyrfalcon is a series of novels about the fearless soldier, independence fighter Gilles Goelo, who lived in poverty and who, thanks to courage and courage, managed to achieve everything in life. This is a story about intrigue and insidious conspiracies, adventures, dangers and a great love for the refined aristocrat, for whom Krechet (the nickname of the main character) did the impossible.
Last years
In recent years, Juliette Benzoni, whose books have a huge number of readers around the world, lived and worked in Saint-Manda in a house built in the time of Napoleon III.
She preferred a typewriter to a computer; She was engaged in literary work daily from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., publishing 2 works a year. Benzoni's range of interests was quite wide: music, cooking, embroidery, history, art and, of course, reading. “A woman without history, who forever chose the history of others” - this is how Benzoni Juliette positioned her mission in this world. The famous writer, whose works represent a whole encyclopedia of the described era, did not become February 8, 2016. Juliette died at 95 years old, but until the very last day she maintained her working capacity and clarity of mind.