You were born Simone Changeaux. When did you become known as Anne? I had about four or five pen names before Anne Golon. So today, do you think of yourself as Anne, or Simone? Most of my family call me Joelle, which is from my first pen name. My husband…
What was Serge’s role in Angélique? Some people try to pretend that all of the books were written by Serge – including the ones after he died! But the first books were a collaboration and it’s interesting to note that all the series of books today say that Anne and…
Sergeanne Golon doesn’t exist. Although the majority of the 150 million-plus books that have been sold bear the name Sergeanne as the creator of Angélique, the name stands as the world’s most bizarre literary compromise. After the first Angélique book was published in Germany in 1956, Anne Golon’s agency in…
The first Angélique book is huge – over 800 pages – how long did that take to write? When one begins, one has the material prepared. I built the life of the characters, working day and night for 10 months, writing while also researching at the library. It must have…
