Max Louis Jules Gallo (; 7 January 1932 – 18 July 2017) was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books.Carla Mirza (24 July 2017), "Famous French historian and writer Max Gallo dies at 85", The National. Retrieved 2 October 2019. He served in the National Assembly (19811983), as Spokesperson of the Government under Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy (19831984), and in the European Parliament (19841994).
The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma), Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time, he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. In the 1990s he was close to Jean-Pierre Chevènement. On 26 April 2007, the Académie Française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie Française on 31 May 2007.
Honours Commander of the Legion of Honour (2009) Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2013)
Bibliography La Cinquième colonne : Et ce fut la défaite de 40 (Français) Broché – 1 septembre 1984 Le Cortège des vainqueurs, Robert Laffont, 1972 Un pas vers la mer, Robert Laffont, 1973 L’Oiseau des origines, Robert Laffont, 1974, Grand prix des lectrices de Elle Que sont les siècles pour la mer, Robert Laffont, 1977 Une affaire intime, Robert Laffont, 1979 France, Grasset, 1980 Un crime très ordinaire, Grasset, 1982 La Demeure des puissants, Grasset, 1983 Au nom de tous les miens, with Martin Gray, Robert Laffont, 1971 Le Beau Rivage, Grasset, 1985 Belle Époque, Grasset, 1986 La Route Napoléon, Robert Laffont, 1987 Que Passe la Justice du Roi: Vie, procès et supplice du chevalier de La Barre, Robert Laffont, 1987 Une affaire publique, Robert Laffont, 1989 Le Regard des femmes, Robert Laffont, 1991 Les Fanatiques, Fayard, 2006 Fier d'être français, Fayard, 2006 Les Romains: Spartacus, la révolte des esclaves, Fayard, 2006 L'Italie de Mussolini, Editions Tallandier, 1973 Dieu le veut, XO éditions, Paris, 2015 Napoleon I. : Le Chant du départ [The Song of Departure] (1769-1799), Robert Laffont, 1997 II. : Le Soleil d'Austerlitz [The Sun of Austerlitz] (1799-1805), Robert Laffont, 1997 III. : L'Empereur des rois [The Emperor of Kings] (1806-1812), Robert Laffont, 1997 IV. : L'Immortel de Sainte-Hélène [The Immortal of St Helena] (1812-1821), Robert Laffont, 1997
References
Sources Jean-Louis de Rambures, "Comment travaillent les écrivains", Paris 1978 (interview with Max Gallo, in French)
External links
L'Académie française Max Gallo: Seeking a Sense of France's Identity by John Vinocur, International Herald Tribune