Revolution, Emmanuel Macron
Revolution, Emmanuel Macron
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Revolution

Author: Emmanuel Macron, Jonathan Goldberg, Juliette Scott

Narrator: Jean Brassard

Unabridged: 7 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2017


Synopsis

The bestselling memoir by France’s president, Emmanuel MacronSome believe that our country is in decline, that the worst is yet to come, that our civilization is being wiped out. That only withdrawal or civil strife are on our horizon. That to protect ourselves from the great transformations taking place around the globe, we should go back in time and apply the recipes of last century.Others imagine that France can continue on its slow downward slide. That the game of political juggling―first the Left, then the Right―will allow us breathing space. The same faces and the same people who have been around for so long.I am convinced that they are all wrong. It is their models, their recipes, that have simply failed. France as a whole has not failed.In Revolution, Emmanuel Macron, the youngest president in the history of France, reveals his personal story and his inspirations and discusses his vision of France and its future in a new world that is undergoing a “great transformation” that has not been experienced since the invention of the printing press and the Renaissance.This is a remarkable book that seeks to lay the foundations for a new society—a compelling testimony and statement of values by an important political leader who has become the flag-bearer for a new kind of politics.

About Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron was born in Amiens, France, in 1977. After graduating from the École Nationale d’Administration in 2004, he worked as an inspector in the Inspectorate General of Finances and later became an investment banker at Rothschild & Co. He was appointed minister of economy, industry, and digital affairs in François Hollande’s government in 2014 and resigned in 2016 to launch the political party En Marche! as part of his candidacy for the 2017 presidential election. He won the election in May 2017 with sixty-six percent of the vote, defeating National Front candidate Marine Le Pen.

About Jonathan Goldberg

Jonathan Goldberg is a Los Angeles–based, South African–born translator and retired lawyer who describes himself as an avid Francophile. He has a diploma in French civilization from the Sorbonne and runs a blog, Le mot juste en anglais, which addresses subjects at the interface of English and French as well as related cultural matters.

About Juliette Scott

Juliette Scott has been a translation and language specialist for over twenty-five years. She has a PhD in translation studies from Bristol University, runs her own translation business in Portsmouth, England, and is an active member of Kiva, a micro-loan organization that supports entrepreneurship and self-help in developing countries and those affected by war and poverty.

About Jean Brassard

Jean Brassard is a theater and television actor, singer, voice-over talent, audiobook narrator, and writer. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lilly

I was hoping that he will talk more about his childhood, path, University life, work life, how he decided to run for the Presidency. He does talk about it but it was very brief, hence four stars. Really good book for political scientists, he writes about his ideas on policies, how he wants France to......more

Goodreads review by Nicolas

Very boring and vague. Never ending series of platitudes. You don't remember what it is about at the end the book.......more

Goodreads review by Sonny

Geeft een duidelijkere inkijk in zijn denken. In 2016 uitgekomen, dus boeiend om te vergelijken met de resultaten van nu.......more

Het is aanvankelijk even wennen aan de schrijfstijl: Revolutie! leest als een manifest met soms hoogdravend taalgebruik en vooral heel veel 'bold statements'. Maar Macron is tevens filosoof en generatiegenoot, dus al gauw let je niet meer op de vorm en houdt zijn wervende, actuele en verfrissende ge......more


Quotes

“Emmanuel Macron has stood up for liberal values…He is committed to a better future for the French people. He appeals to people’s hopes and not their fears.” Barack Obama

“Macron has been an object of fascination ever since he unexpectedly came to power. In this political autobiography, he recounts his origins and explains his centrist philosophy.” New York Times

“President Macron has set out a clear vision for the revitalization of the EU.” New Statesman (London)

“Now that he is president, now that he has shown that he can translate the ephemera of ideas into cold, hard power, it is worth returning to his words to find out what kind of leader he plans to
 be…Revolution provides some insight into a man who, whatever you think of him, is deeply unusual.” Sunday Telegraph (London)

“A book that should be read by anybody who wants to understand what has been going on in French politics in the past few years.” Observer (London)