The Novels
Understanding what history does not say
Nicole Fabre’s novels do not merely seek to bring past eras to life. They explore the origins of conflict, the mechanisms of intolerance, and the fears, prejudices, and misunderstandings that pit human beings against one another.
Provence and the Mediterranean in the 9th and 10th centuries
Three novels about the encounters between cultures, the origins of fear, and misunderstandings that escalate into conflicts.
La Princesse Barbare
Balland — 1990
A Viking princess torn from her world discovers Carolingian Provence, its codes, its fears and its fractures.
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L’Ombre du Prophète
Balland — 1992
Around the Mediterranean, collective beliefs, powers and fears shift individual destinies.
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Les Jardins du Fraxinet
Éditions de la Seine — 1998
At a time when choices must be made, the saga explores loyalty, power, freedom, and the possibility of a shared world.
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A novel about the man behind the myth of Leonardo da Vinci, between social boundaries, wounds and legend.
Léonard le Toscan
Fayard — January 2001
A look at Leonardo before the myth: the illegitimate child, the wounded man, the rumours and the obstacles.
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Two novels about fascist Italy, exile and human choices in a Europe torn by political violence.
La Nuit Italienne
JC Lattès — April 2006
In Mussolini's Italy, a young woman sees her life gradually caught up in political tensions and the seductions of power.
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Demain à Rome
JC Lattès — 2009
Europe is undergoing change, and the choices of the past continue to have an impact.
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