La Bête du Gévaudan

The secret revealed

Alain Vignal

‍What if the Beast of Gévaudan had never been just a simple beast?

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‍In 1848, during the restoration of a forgotten tower in the Vivarais region, a yellowed manuscript was discovered in a sealed trunk. Its author, forced into anonymity, revealed a secret passed down from father to son for several generations.

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‍This forbidden testimony claims to reveal what History has never dared to write: the true origin of the massacres attributed to the Beast of Gévaudan.

‍Through a disturbing tapestry of conspiracies, religious fanaticism, secret societies, and revenge, this novel plunges the reader into the heart of a France torn between faith and reason. From Toulouse to Paris, from shadowy lodges to the forests of Gévaudan, each page brings the reader closer to an unbearable truth.

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‍This book is not simply a historical novel.

‍ It is a confession.

‍ A warning.

‍ A secret laid bare.

‍ Will you dare to discover what they wanted buried forever?

Year of publication of the edition presented : 2025 (december, 11) (74 pages)

Editor : Par l’auteur

ISBN : 9798277873038

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The author :

Alain Vignal was born in 1974 in Ollioules (VAR). After a scientific Baccalaureate which taught him rigor in reasoning and left him with a taste for numbers, then a preparatory class in literature at the Dumont d'Urville high school (Toulon) and at the Henri-IV high school (Paris), he became an agrégé in History in 1999. Since the start of the 2000 academic year, he has returned to his roots by teaching at the Dumont d'Urville high school.

Interested in History since the age of 7, he has received several awards, including the Peiresc Prize in 1989 from the Var Academy and the Rotary Club of Toulon Prizes in 1993 and 1994. Since March 6, 2002, he has been an associate member of the Var Academy, of which he is the youngest member.

Specializing in local history, particularly religious history, he has conducted several studies, written articles, and given lectures on various aspects of the history of the Var and Provence regions. He holds a doctorate on the Diocese of Var in the 19th century (2010). He has also published three books to prepare students for the French Baccalaureate exam.