The Suicide of France

After Charles de Gaulle’s death in 1970, France’s new leaders launchedaquiet revolution. Underthe guise of guiding the country intoanewprogressive era, they destroyedeverything that had made it great. Éric Zemmour’s The Suicide of France pulls back the veil on their project, showing the contempt France’s new leaders had for her culture, heritage, and institutions. These new leaders destroyed the strong presidential republican system that de Gaulle had built, replacing it with the government of activist judges. They attacked the authority of the father figure, replacing him with the hollow, feminized man of managerial society. And despite their constant expressions of disdain for the United States,they importedthe worst of its post-60smulticultural and economicrevolutionsinto France to replace her people and ways. Step-by-step, episode-by-episode, Zemmour describes the devious stratagemsand devices that eroded the soul ofaonce-great nation. Released in 2014, The Suicide of France becamearunaway bestseller, turning itsauthor into one of the most famous—and infamous—writersand political figures in France. Nowavailable for the first time in English, this edition includesanew introductionand conclusion. Zemmour reflects on what has happened in France over the past decade. He recounts why he jumped from writer to politician, running for president of France in 2022and foundinganew political party,Reconquête!.Finally, he reflects on the precarious situation of Franceand the United States today as they struggle to preserve their shared civilization.