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When politicians write bad erotic fiction

Some leaders have won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Some never will.

When politicians write bad erotic fiction

When politicians write erotic fiction, they often produce works that are widely criticized for their lack of diplomacy and taste. One prime example is the book "Seventy-Two Virgins — A Comedy of Errors" by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which was deemed sexist, racist, and undiplomatic. French politicians have also been known to dabble in erotic literature, with Bruno Le Maire's novel "Fugue Américaine" receiving instant criticism for its explicit sexual content.

Former government minister and author Marlène Schiappa, writing under the name Marie Minelli, has penned raunchy books with provocative titles. While former President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing published several erotic novels, current President Emmanuel Macron remains the most intriguing, as he has kept his erotic novel about his romance with Brigitte a secret, potentially using it as leverage in the upcoming election.

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