The ruler on stage
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The ruler on stage
The continuing stories of the country nobleman and doctor in the king's service, Petr of Siorac
The story takes us to France between the years 1572–1588. We find ourselves right in the middle of the religious wars and power struggles that shook the entire country at the end of the sixteenth century. During this time, Petr of Siorac leaves his native Mespech for good.
His exuberant and reckless youth also comes to an end; he marries his beloved Angelina and becomes a physician and secret agent for King Henry III. The plot is therefore no longer confined to France, as we also visit the court of the English Queen Elizabeth I, for example. We get to know in detail the court customs and vices of the time, as well as the sorrows and joys of private life. And together with the wise physician Petr of Siorac, we reflect on the question of human tolerance and courage.
Robert Merle
(* 28 August 1908, Tébessa, Algeria – † 27 March 2004, Grosrouvre, Yvelines, France) was a French novelist, playwright, literary historian, translator and professor of English and American literature. He is famous for, among other things, the utopian sci-fi novel Malevil and a thirteen-part historical saga, which was published in Czech under the title Dědictví otců (The Fortunes of France). Some of his novels (e.g. Weekend at Zuydcoote, Malevil, The Day of the Dolphin) have also been successfully adapted for film. Robert Merle was born in Algeria, the son of an officer. In 1918, the family moved to Paris. Here he studied English, philosophy and literary studies. During the war, Robert Merle was captured at the Battle of Dunkirk and spent three years in German captivity. After the war, he worked as a professor of English and American literature. He then devoted himself mainly to his literary work.
Zbyšek Horák
A Czech presenter and voice actor. For years he worked at Czech Radio, Czech Television and TV Nova. You may know him from television screens as the voice of Jeremy Clarkson, one of the three presenters of the popular motoring show Top Gear. His voiceovers for reports on the programme Toulavá kamera are also well known. He currently works mainly in voice acting. More recently, he has also been narrating audiobooks. For Audiotéka, he has given an excellent reading of, among other things, the entire works of Liu Cixin to date.
