The Order of the Day

2017 French novel by Éric Vuillard, Goncourt Prize winner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Order of the Day (French: L'Ordre du jour) is a novel by the French writer Éric Vuillard.[1] In French it is described as a récit, while The Guardian described it as an historical essay with literary flourishes.[2]

OriginaltitleL'Ordre du jour
TranslatorMark Polizzotti
LanguageFrench
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The Order of the Day
First edition (French)
AuthorÉric Vuillard
Original titleL'Ordre du jour
TranslatorMark Polizzotti
LanguageFrench
Genrerécit (narrative)
PublisherActes Sud
Publication date2017
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
2018
ISBN9781590519707
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The book received the Prix Goncourt.[3]

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The action of the book takes place during the time between the rise to power of the German Nazi party (chapter: A secret meeting),[4] and the Anschluss (chapter: Interview at the Berghof and The art of indecision).[5]

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