In just two days of publication, the latest work by Philippe de Villiers grabs the Top 5 GFK/Weekly Books of the best sellers of the week of October 21 to 27. Published on Friday October 25 by Fayard, Memoricide sold over the week, certainly half as much as the leader of the ranking, the latest opus of the best-seller by Mr Tan et Diane Le Feyer, Mortelle Adèle in the footsteps of the Croquepote! (Mr Tan & Co), but twice as much as volume 15 of the ultra-followed webtoon Solo Levelingof Chugongpublished two days earlier by Kbooks!
A new performance for the Vendée politician, who supported Eric Zemmour during the last presidential election and which has alternated for more than ten years between fictionalized biographies of historical figures (Charrette, Joan of Arc, Clovis, etc.) and testimonial essays. In the 281 pages of his latest work, Philippe de Villiers offers an assessment of the state of France and affirms that the nation is the victim of “memoricide”, a destruction of its memory.
He evokes his childhood memories, looks back on the creation of Puy du Fou and, once again, on his political career. Nine years ago, Philippe de Villiers had already exploded the counters with The time has come to say what I sawsold more than 250,000 copies in large format at Albin Michel.
Many bestsellers
Since then, his works – when they are not centered on Puy du Fou – have constantly exceeded 20,000 sales, whether at Fayard, Albin Michel or Plon last year. This last house was then managed by Lise Boëllwith whom he has collaborated for a long time and who has become, since last June, the boss of Fayard editions.
Memoricide is also the third title by Philippe de Villiers published by this house since 2019, thanks to the discreet publisher Nicolas Diatalso promoter of the works of his brother, General Pierre de Villiersof Cardinal Sarah or even from the book of Jordan Bardellato be released on November 9.
The first two works of Philippe de Villiers at Fayard, I pulled on the thread of lies and it all came (2019) then The refractory Gauls demand accountability from the new world (2020), both published before the summer, approached 60,000 sales in large format. For the third year in a row, the author is now publishing in the fall. His last two novels from Plon (The farewell waltz in 2022 then The Sun King novel in 2023), have sold 21,000 and 25,000 copies.
The best sales of the week of October 21 to 27, 2024
Six new entries this week in the GFK top 20/Weekly Books with the performance of Memoricide of Philippe de Villiers at Fayard (read elsewhere), but also the double blow of the best-selling webtoon in France, Solo Leveling of Chuchong (Kbooks), including the 15the volume includes the classification into classic and collector. Note, beyond the two Pocket bestsellers of Raphaëlle Giordano et Marc Levythe remarkable entry into the short essay by Salome Saqué, Resistsold for 5 euros by Payot, which sold out its entire stock in 15 days!
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