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Zweig wrote a biography of which notorious French statesman?

  • Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Charles de Gaulle

  • Louis XIV

  • Joseph Fouche

Answer

Zweig wrote a biography of the notorious French statesman Joseph Fouche, who served as a minister under three different French emperors: Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis XVIII, and Charles X. Fouche was a controversial figure who was known for his ruthlessness and his political expediency. He was also a talented administrator and a shrewd politician. Zweig's biography of Fouche is a fascinating portrait of a complex and contradictory figure.
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