Benzoni Juliette: biography, books

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Juliette Benzoni is a famous French writer whose works are popular in many countries and are produced in millions of copies.

The most read author in her country (especially the beautiful half of humanity) - Andre-Marguerite-Juliette Mangin - was born in Paris in 1920, October 30th. The celebrity's childhood years were spent in the oldest abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres under the supervision of loving parents: mother Marie-Suzanne Arnaud, a native of Champagne, and father Charles-Hubert Mangin, an industrialist of Lorraine origin, who is extremely fond of playing bridge.

Education Benzoni Juliette received at the "fashionable" courses mademoiselle Desir, then at the Lycée Fénelon, whose classes were terribly overcrowded, and study was given through force. Soon her parents transferred her to a quieter 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

Love for literature in the future writer manifested itself sincechildhood years. At first, these were the novels of Alexandre Dumas Sr., which the girl read avidly. In college, interest in writing style was fueled by lessons in history and literature. Juliette also tried to delve into the political life of her country.

Quiet life ended with the beginning of the war and the premature death of his father. Juliette got a job in the Prefecture of the Seine as an assistant and did not lose. The magnificent library hidden within the walls of the City Hall fully satisfied her need for reading and learning about the unknown.

Benzoni Juliette: personal life

In 1941, Juliette connected 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 involved in social life, worked underground, performing missions far from medicine. Juliette at this time sat for 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 live with his relatives, where she remarried. Her chosen one was Andre Benzoni di Costa - Count, Corsican officer.

Over time, the newly formed family settled in Saint-Mande, a suburb of Paris, where her husband worked as an assistant to the mayor. Benzoni Juliette at that time was actively engaged in journalistic activities, published articles and essays on historical topics. In 1964, the reader got acquainted with the debut novel "Love, only love" - the first of the "Catherine" series. This wassuccess! Almost every French woman has become a fan 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 Juliette.

Juliette Benzoni: books

Since then, Benzoni has published several research and history books and more than 60 novels on historical and love themes, collected in a series of cycles: “The Lame Man from Warsaw”, “Florentine”, “Wolves of Lozarg”, "Marianna", "State Secrets". Based on the books of the writer, several TV series and feature films were released on television. Real historical facts are what Juliette Benzoni is based on in her works. "Krechet" is a series of novels about a fearless soldier, a fighter for independence, Gilles Goelo, who lived in poverty and managed to achieve everything in life thanks to courage and courage. This is a story about intrigues and insidious conspiracies, adventures, dangers and great love for a sophisticated aristocrat, for the sake of which Krechet (the nickname of the main character) did the impossible.

Recent years

In recent years, Juliette Benzoni, whose books have a huge number of readers around the world, lived and worked in Saint-Mande in a house built during the time of Napoleon III.

I preferred a typewriter to a computer; engaged in literary work daily from 6 to 9 o'clock in the morning, publishing 2 worksin year. Benzoni's interests were wide enough: 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 destiny in this world. The famous writer, whose works represent an entire encyclopedia of the described era, died on February 8, 2016. Juliette died at the age of 95, but until the very last day she maintained her efficiency and clarity of mind.