Maurice Druon (1918-2009), full name Maurice Samuel Roger Charles Druon - one of the most famous French writers, member of the French Academy, Minister of Culture of France (1973-1974). Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Knight of the Order of Friendship of Peoples. Throughout his long life, the writer was surrounded by people who tried their best to find the meaning of life. Fate brought him to many crossroads of History. Druon lived with his age. He observed the miracles, feats and upheavals of his time not only with delight, but also with anxiety... He wrote about himself: “I was born in one world, I will disappear in another, completely different from it, and they will read me in a third, also changed "...Contents:Cursed kings (cycle)