''Sire'' is a 1991 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 ...

. It tells the story of how

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returns to France as the 18-year-old Philippe Pharamond de Bourbon ascends the throne in 1999. The novel received the Grand prix du roman de la Ville de Paris and the Alfred de Vigny Prize.

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''Sire''
at the writer's website {{Jean Raspail 1991 French novels Fiction set in 1999 French-language novels Novels about royalty Novels by Jean Raspail Novels set in the 1990s