LE DERNIER RÊVE DE RENE DESCARTES / THE LAST DREAM OF RENE DESCARTES – Jean-Louis Cianni

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Jean-Louis Cianni

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Istya et Cie
January 2025

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THE LAST DREAM OF RENE DESCARTES

Rights Holder: Istya et Cie
Original Language: French

A novel revealing the final days of Descartes’ life...

The story unfolds in the misty north and remains shrouded in mystery. In September 1649, Descartes travels to Sweden at the invitation of Queen Christina; by February, he mysteriously dies in Stockholm. What happened? And why did he undertake this journey?

To shed light on this dark and burning enigma, reminiscent of a Flemish painting, philosopher and writer Jean-Louis Cianni has lent his pen to a certain Thomas Vasseur, whose memoirs he claims to have discovered.

The young Vasseur is passionate about women and philosophy. Appointed as secretary-valet to Descartes, he accompanies him on his final journey. Vasseur sees all, Vasseur tells all—the best and the worst, including the philosopher's secret love, which might just hold the key to the mystery.

A libertine investigation offering an intimate understanding of the great French thinker.

After studying philosophy and linguistics, Jean-Louis Cianni worked as a journalist, director of the Anatome Agency, and later managed communications for the airline Air Littoral.

The highly publicized collapse of this company, which led him to unemployment, is the subject of his book Philosophy as a Remedy for Unemployment (2013).

He was a professor of Communication at the University of Montpellier for many years.

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