En 1553, Jeanne, fille du seigneur de Piennes, épouse secrètement François, le fils aîné du connétable de Montmorency. La guerre qui s'achève contre Charles Quint sépare le jeune couple. Jeanne se retrouvant seule, met au monde une petite fille Loïse. Mais Henri, frère de François, est amoureux lui aussi de Jeanne et dévoré par la jalousie. Lors du retour de François, Henri fait enlever la petite Loïse par le vieux chevalier Honoré de Pardaillan et oblige Jeanne à s'accuser d'adultère devant son époux qui la quitte effondré... Zévaco, auteur anarchiste et populaire, nous propose, avec ce cycle de dix romans, dans un style alerte, vif et piquant, une histoire pleine d'action et de rebondissements qui ne pourra que plaire, par exemple, aux amoureux de Dumas. Comme dans le cycle des Valois - La Reine Margot, La Dame de Monsoreau et Les Quarante-cinq - la trame historique, très bien mêlée à la fiction, nous fait vivre avec les grands personnages que sont Catherine de Médicis, Charles IX, Henri III, Henri de Guise, etc.
Michel Zevaco (also written as Zévaco) was a French journalist, novelist, publisher, film director, and anti-clerical as well as anarchist activist.
Michel Zevaco founded the anarchist weekly magazine Gueux (French, Beggars) on March 27, 1892. A month later he was jailed for 6 months and fined for praising Pini and Ravachol. Afterwards he wrote for Sébastien Faure's journal, Libertaire, as well as for the anarchist newspaper La Renaissance. In 1898, he edited l'Anticlérical, for the Anticlerical League of France and was involved in supporting Alfred Dreyfus during the eponymous Dreyfus Affair.
Zevaco's famous cloak and dagger novels Les Pardaillan, began to be serialized in the daily newspapers in 1900 to great popular success. Yet he is today quite unknown, in spite of the new interest aroused by popular literature.
A former school teacher, then an officer, he became a militant journalist, who wrote for various revolutionary newspapers, of anarchist tendency. He became famous mainly for the part he played in the anti-clerical struggles at the end of the 19th century. Then, as a writer of serial novels, he published works which had a great success in Jean Jaurès' daily La Petite République, and he became appointed serial writer for Le Matin from 1906 to his death.
His already well-established popularity was made even greater by his promising beginnings as a film-director in 1917. His novels first published by Fayard and Tallandier were republished several times and adapted for the screen; the latest paperback edition only gives a mutilated version, and is impaired by many cuts.
He is remembered as the author of Les Pardaillan, Le Capitan, Borgia, Buridan, L'Héroïne, l'Hôtel Saint Pol and Nostradamus, his most famous historical novels, but also published novels related to his times. Some of his serials have not yet been published
Pfff, de cate ori am recitit istoria cavalerilor Pardaillan, nici nu mai tin minte. Dar de fiecare data le reciteam cu placere! Atat de mult m-am atasat de aceste personaje incat, acum 2-3 ani, am cumparat toate volumele din serie ca sa le citeasca si pustanii mei. Nu aveam decat primele doua volume in biblioteca parinteasca, doua volume ferfenita de la rasfoit, si imprumutam restul cartilor de la biblioteca oraseneasca sau de la o matusa de-a mea care mai avea cateva. Cavalerii Pardaillan alaturi de cartile lui Sven Hassel au fost, cu adevarat, cartile copilariei mele. Recent m-am reapucat sa le citesc si, nu mica mi-a fost surprinderea, am observat ca stiu aproape pe de rost tot ce urma sa se intampla. Astfel de carti sunt o adevarata calatorie in timp pentru mine... :)
يعني أنا بقالي 3 شهور أو أكترفي الرواية دي700 صفحة واستحملت كمية "مصادفات هندية ومصرية"عشان في الآخر الكاتب يقولي تابعونا في العدد القادم!!على الأغلب مكنتش هاديها أكتر من 3نجوم لولا المدة الطويلة اللي خلتني حتى أصدق أن كل المصادفات الرهيبة دي "قضاء وقدر"
A magnificent book by this not so well know French author who, together with Dumas, is a master of the "roman historique".
In the first of the 10 books of this series, Zevaco starts to describe the events which originated the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre as described by Dumas in La Reine Margot.
Probabil că romanele de capă și spadă nu sunt pentru mine. Am știut, când am început cartea, că e vorba de un roman popular, adică ceea ce, pentru vremea aceea ar fi fost considerat literatură comercială. Nu mă așteptam la profunzimi filozofice, sau altceva, dar romanul m-a dezamăgit, mai ales din cauza limbajului. Sunt multe of-uri și ah-uri, situațiile sunt patetice, personajele slăbuțe, neconvingătoare, duduile palide, nevricoase, sensibile, nu știu, n-am reușit deloc să rezonez cu nimic din carte. Probabil că n-o să mai continuu seria, deși, la final, acțiunea m-a prins puțin, mă întrebam ce-o să se mai întâmple, o întrebare bună, dar, la felul în care e scris romanul, undeva la nivelul lui 1848, nu știu dacă merită.
Lo primero que me llamó la atención de este libro, fue lo bien que lo calificaron sus lectores. No puedo opinar diferente, es un libro que me atrapó desde el principio, la acción difícilmente baja en intensidad: golpes efectistas, capas y espadas. Supera a otros folletines contemporáneos como las Hazañas de Rocambole y posblemente a uno de mis favoritos: El Jorobado. La lectura de por sí es muy sencilla, pero algo que me ayudó mucho a disfrutar este libro, fue que los personajes históricos que desfilan a lo largo de la obra, ya me son bien conocidos, de La Reina Margarita, la época de las Guerras de Religión en Francia es un período histórico que me llama especialmente la atención, y la acción fue retratada, quizás no con tanta exactitud, en La Reine Margot, aunque mucho me ayudo a imaginar personajes y ambiente: El Duque de Guisa, sin duda, era gemelo de Miguel Bosé. En la cuestión histórica, incluso personajes que parecen muy secundarios en el libro, resultan ser históricos, y eso da para ampliar mucho la lectura hacia temas que personalmente me resultan fascinantes. Por donde lo veo, este libro es fantástico, y pensar que la serie la completan otros 8 tomos. Por cierto: aparentemente esta edición abarca la mayor parte del primer volumen de la serie "Canónica". Incluye los Capítulos 1 al 38, de un total de 50. Esperemos que Porrúa haya simplemente condensado la serie de 10 volúmenes en 9 tomos.
This review cover the entire Pardaillan cycle ( 10 books). These books were part of childhood reading along with Lord of the Rings, The Musketeers and Jules Verne and with them I was discovering whole new worlds. Everything was playing in my imagination as they were fighting, loving and living for/their lives. Think I will read them again....
Honestly I didn't think I read this book and I also like it!Just saw a very rare print of the book and bought on the cheap. But the surprise came when I like it. I think somehow initial prototype version of Hollywood movies and TV series that without any intellectuals tribute i like it!
این دومین کتابی که از میشل زواگو مطالعه میکنم. رمان قبلی «جادوگر مرموز» یا «نوستراداموس» نام داشت که به شرح زندگی این پیشگوی معروف دنیا پرداخته بود. شیوه نوشتن میشل زواگو با توجه به این دو رمانی که از ایشون خوندم اینه که شخصیت اصلی و قهرمان قصهاش رو طوری جلوه میده که علاوه بر قدرت شمشیرزنی و قوه جسمانیی که داره همیشه سر بزنگاه قسر در میره و همیشه شانس همراهشه! و درست زمانی که احساس میکنی که شخصیت اصلی داستان دستگیر، کشته، یا زخمی میشه یک نفر به کمکش میاد و باعث نجاتش میشه. وقتی این رمان رو با رمانهای الکساندر دوما تطبیق میدم به این نتیجه میرسم که میشل زواگو فقط شخصیت های واقعی رو وارد داستان کرده و شرحیاتش تا حدود زیادی قوه تخیل خودش و از واقعیت به دور! بنابراین فکر نکنم بشه اسم رمان تاریخی موثق رو روش گذاشت. چرا که در رمان نوستراداموس، شخصیت اصلی که خود نوستراداموس و کسی که باعث مرگ هانری میشه با نوستراداموس پاردایانها به کل فرق میکنه! در رمان جادوگر مرموز، نوستراداموس شمشیر زن قابلی که مدام در حال پیکار با دشمنانش ولی در پاردایانها، این شخصیت اصلا شمشیر به دست نمیگیره و همیشه و همه جا در کنار کاترین دومدیسی دیده میشه! جلد اول این کتاب به شرح زندگانی فرانسوا دومونمرانسی و برادرش هانری میپردازه که هر دو عاشق یک دختر اصیل زاده میشن ولی برادر کوچکتر به برادر بزرگ که هانری خیانت میکنه و باعث میشه که این عشق برای مدت ۱۷ سال به سرانجام و وصال نرسه... خوندن این کتاب فقط برای تفنن و سرگرمی باید خونده بشه چرا که وقایع و اتفاقات رخ داده همونطور که گفتم با توجه به رمانهای الکساندر دوما از واقعیت دوره... نکته قابل توجه و سوال برانگیز این رمان ده جلدی که هر جلدش تقریبا ۶۰۰ صفحه است اینه که چطور میشل زواگو این رمان قطور رو نوشته و چند سال وقت برای نوشتنش گذاشته؟! با توجه به اینکه بجز پاردایانها ۱۹ جلد کتاب دیگه رو هم به رشته تحریر در آورده و ۵۸ سال عمر کرده؟! روحش شاد و یادش گرامی
Comme le bon vin, les livres de Michel Zévaco vieillissent bien. Ancien journaliste de gauche à une époque où il fallait avoir du courage pour en être, il a la plume claire et l'histoire évidente. Moins lu aujourd'hui, c'est l'occasion de le découvrir pour tous ceux qui ont aimé Alexandre Dumas. Sans hésiter !
Pardayanları bu kadar geç okumuş olmaktan mı yazarın tarihsel gerçekleri çok güzel bir kurguya müthiş bir şekilde yedirip bunumerak çatlatırcasına anlatmasından mı bilmem birinci kitabı bitirip ikinciyi yarıladım. Vaktinizin kısıtlı olduğu bir dönemde başlanacak bir kitap değil.
Brilliant book! I can't wait to finish the whole series and dive into other Zevaco books. Reliving childhood and loving every chapter. Suspense action, a great plot and wonderfully penned characters. I would recommend Led Pardaillan and all of Zevaco's books.
Kitap olağanüstü. Yazıldığı dönem düşünüldüğünde doğrusal zamanı bozan, karmaşık kurgu tekniğini bu şekilde titizlikle kullanan bir eser görmek beni şaşırttı. Tabi Murat Sertoğlu'nun güzel çevirisini de kitabın artılarına yazmak gerekiyor. Şiirsel bir dille akıyor gidiyor kitap. Dönemin Fransa'sına tarihsel referanslar veren, güzel bir eser. Karakterlerin isimleri birbirine benzer fonetikte olduğu için özellikle kitabın başında isimlere biraz dikkat edilmeli. Uzun ve kapsamlı bir eser olduğu için kitabın sonlarına doğru kafa karışıklığı yaratabilir.
الرواية عبارة عن ٣ أجزاء قرأتها باللغة العربية تحكي عن العصر القديم في أوروبا والحروب بين الممالك والكنيسة الكاثوليكية والشعب وطبعا الشخصية الرئيسية هي الفارس باردليان والذي يدخل في قصص حب ويهرب من مكان لآخر
أعجبتني الرواية أفكار زيفاكو جميلة وترتيبه لأفكاره والشخصيات لكن طول الرواية أزعجني وقد مررت فيها في مواضع مملة
J'ai mis du temps à entrer dans l'intrigue, j'ai poursuivi malgré la taille du bouquin et le chevalier Pardaillan (qui devient moins relou avec l'âge). Ma sœur adore cette série, je me devais de lui laisser une chance. Je ne regrette pas ! Même si de nombreux passages sur les femmes me font tiquer : le personnage de Loïse bien plat, Fausta qui ne peut être vue comme et autres remarques sur les ribaudes qui courent les rues de Paris. J'ai été emportée par ce parti pris de mêler l'Histoire et l'histoire comme l'écrit si bien l'auteur. Une petite révision de la St-Barthélémy qui ne fait pas de mal et plutôt intéressant à remettre en perspective avec la désinformation, les fakes news que l'on connaît bien en 2021, la haine de l'autre, de l'inconnu.e cultivée par les intérêts de chacun.
Good book, I must say, even it is only the begining of the adventure. Besides politics, social class and other themes, the drama is very catching. The Pardaillans are not heroes yet, but through the story they transform into something relevant. As the tragedy of the two lovers begin, the old Pardaillan is just a opposite character, nothing to be impressed of. But later, he somehow redeem himself for the crime he has commited, kidnapping of a child. As for his son, the young Pardaillan, he remark through his epic battles with the sword. At first you I was thinking this would be a boring, without action or adventure, only political conflicts, but as you read it more you see a association between the movie "The tree musketeers" and this book, as I like adventure the most, I think this is a captivating story eliminating boring details such as, Kingdom ruler, monarchy and religious conflicts.
This is, unequivocally, the best book I've read in 2025 and my first five-star rating of the year! In the same vein as the Three Musketeers saga, this is a swashbuckler series (my favourite genre). If you love Alexandre Dumas' writings you will really enjoy the "Les Pardaillan" series. The pacing is relentless, making it nearly impossible to put down. The intrigue was intriguing, the action was actioning, the romance was romancing, you get it. There were betrayals and duels, brothers conspiring against each other, nobles exchanging backhanded compliments, forbidden kisses in the dark, and ladies swooning at bad news, all sprinkled with a pinch of humour. In short it has everything my reader's heart desired.
I'm genuinely astonished that this incredible series wasn't recommended to me sooner by those who know my reading tastes in RL, I had to stumble upon it in a local bookshop. And I'm very glad I did. Adding the next doorstopper in the series to my TBR.
No pensaba que esta historia estuviera basada en hechos históricos de la época de Catalina de Medici y el conflicto con los hugonotes. Sabía que era de capa y espada y por eso me llamó la atención La mayor parte del libro fue ágil por la trama, pero si hubo partes que fueron más pesadas. Odié mucho a Enrique Montmorency y al Condestable por arruinarle la vida a Juana, Luisa y Francisco.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
După o pauza de lectura impusă forțat de viață, o pauză lungă de jumătate de an, am revenit la această dragă îndeletnicire ❤️ Aveam în lista de dorințe de multă vreme această serie, Pardaillan, și pentru ca s-au aliniat planetele în favoarea acestei dorințe, azi ma laud ca am terminat de citit primul volum 😀 L-am devorat în doar două zile și mi-a căzut bine :😀 Sa încep volumul 2, zic 😁
Muy buenas novelas de aventuras, me atraparon desde el principio. La narrativa no decrese en ritmo y siempre al final te deja en suspenso y con ganas de más. Eso si las novelas no son autoconclusivas y pareciera que cada una de ellas es un capítulo de una gran obra.
Baba oğul Pardayanların tesadüfler, tehditler, tuzaklar, cesaret ve bol kılıç sesiyle dolu, çok akıcı maceraları. Vaktim olsa tek oturuşta bitirirdim. Hepsini okurum sanırım serinin, tavsiye ederim.