Le Roi au-delà de la mer
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''Le Roi au-delà de la mer'' ("The King Over the Water" as it deliberately and knowingly evokes the Stuart exile from Britain) is a 2000 novel by the French writer
Jean Raspail Jean Raspail (, 5 July 1925 – 13 June 2020) was a French author, traveler, and explorer. Many of his books are about historical figures, exploration and indigenous peoples. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Pri ...
. The book is written as a series of letters from a mentor to the young king of France, who sets up his court on a small island in order to avoid the disgracefulness of the contemporary world. Raspail uses the book to reject what he describes as "magazine princes" and champions a monarchism that is not merely for decorative purposes.


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of '' L'Express'' wrote: "The French monarchists of today are mainly concerned with nostalgia and disappointment. The nostalgia can only be vague: the Capetians are far away. The disappointment is more precise: when it comes to power and influence, the France of today and that of the
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when
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reigned have nothing more in common than the name and the territory. Implied or declared, the beautiful regrets of
Jean Raspail Jean Raspail (, 5 July 1925 – 13 June 2020) was a French author, traveler, and explorer. Many of his books are about historical figures, exploration and indigenous peoples. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Pri ...
won't persuade eft-wing presidential candidate
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who has already taken sides, but many others will be touched, without being attached to either throne or altar."


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at the French publisher's website

at the author's website 2000 French novels Epistolary novels French-language novels Novels about royalty Novels by Jean Raspail Éditions Albin Michel books {{2000s-epistolary-novel-stub