Mémoires : fils de la nation
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Mémoires : fils de la nation is a book by
Synopsis
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Le Pen opens with an introduction about his ancestry and early life in
Writing
Jean-Marie Le Pen started taking notes for his autobiography in 1975 during a 2-month-long cruise across the Pacific Ocean, saying, "I will write my memories when I will be old." Le Pen started writing in 2015 with the help of Marie-Christine Arnautu. The original version was written on sheets of white paper with a blue marker. Le Pen would do nothing else except for writing his biography for several weeks. Le Pen has already started writing a sequel, scheduled to be released in Spring 2019.[5]
Release
Several publishing houses, notably
The first print of 50,000 copies was already sold three days before the release of the book including 10,000 online sales. The book was in first place of Amazon's sales in all categories two days before its release. A second print of 50,000 copies was launched the day before the book was released, and it ran out of stock at Amazon the next day.[2]
Reception
Saïd Macaraig, a political journalist specialising in the right-hand French politics, said that "it is impossible to miss such an important document. The text is well composed, at times lyrical and informative about certain historical periods". For him, this narrative, which breaks down in 1972, is "that of a nationalist in construction, torn between his desire to become a white father and the one to enjoy life. It is also a pamphlet against General de Gaulle, a recurring character in the narrative." He nevertheless judged the work inferior to the Mémoires de guerre of De Gaulle.
The Union of Young People for Progress, the official movement of the
References
- ^ "Jean-Marie Le Pen : ses mémoires tirés à 50 000 exemplaires". 1 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Edition: Jean-Marie Le Pen sur les traces d'Eric Zemmour?". 2 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b magazine, Le Point (6 March 2018). "Le livre de Le Pen est " un point de détail " de la littérature". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Les 7 anecdotes à retenir du livre de Jean-Marie Le Pen". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Comment Jean-Marie Le Pen a écrit ses mémoires". Retrieved 27 April 2018.