Monsieur Éric | Arnaud Ardoin

EAN : 9782221258989

Shaping : BROCHE

Size : 135 x 215 mm

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Monsieur Eric

Arnaud Ardoin

Release date : 03/02/2022

The rise and fall of the emperor of Pigalle – his heydays amongst pimps, gangsters, secret agents and far right politicians

His name is Henri-Armand Botey, but around the Pigalle square in post-war Paris, everyone simply calls him “Monsieur Eric”. How was it possible that an orphan and former apprentice pastry chef rose to reign over all the cabarets and whorehouses in the French capital?
This book retraces his extraordinary and yet... His name is Henri-Armand Botey, but around the Pigalle square in post-war Paris, everyone simply calls him “Monsieur Eric”. How was it possible that an orphan and former apprentice pastry chef rose to reign over all the cabarets and whorehouses in the French capital?
This book retraces his extraordinary and yet still unknown destiny: from his first steps in the Parisian nightclub and adult entertainment scene and his friendship with far right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen – who made him godfather of his daughter Marine – to his love for a prostitute and the three assassination attempts he survived unscathed.
His fall though would be hard. The businessman and gangster ruling over Pigalle would miserably end his life in ruin and oblivion.
Between the lines of this fascinating journey, we discover the fresco of a whole era of French history as well as the portrait of a unique quarter in Paris where white French Algerians opposing the politics of De Gaulle laid out the foundations of a new far right while flirting with shady people from the fringes of society.

Key points:
A unique biography on a freshly discovered subject
Over 23,100 copies sold of the author’s last book Mr. President, night has fallen – Cherche Midi, 2017.

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EAN : 9782221258989

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Size : 135 x 215 mm

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