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François de Groiseilliez
1807–1887
With a sharp eye for ambition and political maneuvering, this nineteenth-century French writer turned public life into a subject of lively satire. His works offer an amusing yet pointed look at the people and practices shaping France during a time of political change.
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L'art de devenir député et même ministre, par un oisif qui n'est ni l'un ni l'autre
by François de Groiseilliez
About the author
François de Groiseilliez (1807–1887) was a French author of political and economic essays, remembered for his witty and skeptical observations of public life. His writing combined humor with close attention to the ambitions, strategies, and compromises of politicians in nineteenth-century France.
His best-known work, L’art de devenir député et même ministre (1846), humorously examines how aspiring politicians might win influence and office. He also wrote Histoire de la chute de Louis-Philippe (1852) and Les Cosaques de la Bourse, ou le Jeu du Diable (1854). Details of his personal life remain limited, but his books continue to attract interest for their lively commentary on power and political culture.