07 THE ENLIGHTENMENT - PART 2 - LUC RENTMEESTERS
- S2018E7
- 26:54
- November 12th 2018
‘The Life of Chrétien-Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, the illustrious magistrate and defender of Louis XVI’ based on the book ‘Que ne vous ai-je écouté’ (“I should have listened to you”) by Luc Rentmeesters
Luc RENTMEESTERS is a writer of historical fiction but has spent most of his career as a business lawyer on the Paris Bar. He was a lawyer on the Brussels Bar and legal director of the Belgian subsidiary of a major American bank. He was also the head of the Legal and Tax Directorate of this same bank and a member of its board of directors. After "Que ne vous-ai je écouté," ("I should have listened to you"), in which he recounts the tragic fate of Chrétien-Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, the illustrious magistrate and defender of Louis XVI, Luc Rentmeesters published (‘Mémoires d’un Vas-y-Dire’) "The Memoirs of a Street Urchin Courier," his second historical novel.
CURMUDGEONLY YOURS -- Richard Bonte
Monday 11:30 am + Wed 5:30 pm
“Curmudgeonly Yours” is a show on ‘comparative modern Western life. The title comes from Richard Bonte’s humorous book of the same name, “Curmudgeonly Yours.” In his sometimes-multilingual show, host and author Richard Bonte interviews guests from different countries to get their take on ideas and problems facing the Western world.
Host Richard Bonte is a Bradenton resident and a native-born New Yorker. He has lived much of his life in Canada, California and Western Europe. He has worn many hats in his life including playwright, bi-coastal actor, teacher, writer, linguist and phonetician. He has advanced degrees from Berkeley, UCLA and the Sorbonne. Richard has written ten novels (including ‘Curmudgeonly Yours’ (2017), been given the FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) 2018 Silver Award for Humor), several plays and screenplays. He is right now co-writing a new novel set in 1930’s Los Angeles.