''Quai d'Orsay'' is a 2010 comic book by Abel Lanzac (pseudonym for

Antonin Baudry Antonin Baudry, born May 6, 1975, also known by the writing pseudonym Abel Lanzac, is a French diplomat specializing in cultural affairs, comic book author, screenwriter, and film director. Biography After finishing his studies at lycée Louis- ...

) and illustrator

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, published by

Dargaud Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943. ...

in two volumes. The book is inspired by Baudry's experiences as a senior diplomat at the

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs () is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay, close to the National Assembly. The term Quai ...

(known colloquially as

Quai d'Orsay The Quai d'Orsay ( , ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of th ...

, after its location in Paris) where he worked as former foreign minister

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's speechwriter for several years. The second volume won the Fauve d'or award at the

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in 2013. The comic was adapted by its authors into a 2013 film titled ''

The French Minister ''The French Minister'' (french: link=no, Quai d'Orsay) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Based on ''Quai d'Orsay'', a comic strip by Christophe Blain and Abel Lanzac, the film takes an initially comedic look at the F ...

'', directed by veteran French film-maker

Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...

. In 2014, an English translation was released, under the name ''Weapons of Mass Diplomacy''.From our continental correspondent – Quai d'Orsay comes to you on all fronts
at

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, by "Wim"; published 9 April 2014; retrieved 19 May 2014

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