Maurice Druon

Maurice Druon (1918-2009) was a French author of historical fiction novels. He wrote the Accursed Kings series, which was adapted for television twice. Maurice Druon was a French Resistance Hero, a Knight of the British Empire and a holder of the Grand Croix de la Légion d’Honneur. He was also a member of the Académie française, in addition to being a novelist. A passionate Anglophile, and was an expert on English things such as its medieval history, which he used as inspiration for his Accursed Kings series. He has an eclectic group of fans, including George R.R. Martin , Nicolas Sarkozy and Vladimir Putin.