The Order of the Day - format ePub

Indianer zu Hunderten, Horden von Bisons und ihre Jäger, Hitze und Spannung, Staub und das unentwegte Knallen von Schüssen – Éric Vuillards Erzählung strotzt vor Abenteuer. Doch die Spur verläuft im Kreis,...

Vietnam war Schauplatz zweier Kriege, die zu den längsten und opferreichsten der Geschichte zählen. Éric Vuillard, der die Leser immer wieder mit seinen brillanten Rhapsodien über blitzlichtartig beleuchtete...

Prix Goncourt 2017 20. Februar 1933: Auf Einladung des Reichstagspräsidenten Hermann Göring finden sich 24 hochrangige Vertreter der Industrie zu einem Treffen mit Adolf Hitler ein, um über mögliche Unterstützungen...

Der Sommer 1789 ist herrlich warm und so schön, dass man die Hungersnot im vorangegangenen bitterkalten Winter leicht vergessen kann, zumindest in den Palästen. Im Volk aber wächst die Unzufriedenheit...

Wir kennen alle Details des Ersten Weltkriegs, seinen Beginn, seinen Verlauf, sein Ende. Doch die Wahrheit über diese fundamentale Erschütterung des Abendlandes kennen wir nicht. Vuillard führt uns diese...

Dürfen die Armen wütend sein, dürfen die an den Rand Gedrängten sich ihre Rechte erkämpfen, notfalls mit Gewalt? Luther sprach ihnen im Zuge der Bauernkriege dieses Recht ab, ein anderer Reformator jedoch...

König Leopold II. initiiert 1884 in Berlin die Kongokonferenz. Jahrzehnte, nachdem das europäische Ringen um Rohstoffe und Land entschieden scheint, fordert der König des Kleinstaats seinen Teil des...

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2021'A dazzling piece of historical re-imagining and a revolutionary sermon, a furious denunciation of inequality' - The judges of the International Booker...

From the International Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Order of the Day and The War of the Poor comes a searing account of a conflict that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism.'Excoriating...

L’Allemagne nazie a sa légende. On y voit une armée rapide, moderne, dont le triomphe parait inexorable. Mais si au fondement de ses premiers exploits se découvraient plutôt des marchandages, de vulgaires...

1524, les pauvres se soulèvent dans le sud de l’Allemagne. L’insurrection s’étend, gagne rapidement la Suisse et l’Alsace. Une silhouette se détache du chaos, celle d’un théologien, un jeune homme, en...

La guerre d'Indochine est l'une des plus longues guerres modernes. Pourtant, dans nos manuels scolaires, elle existe à peine. Avec un sens redoutable de la narration, "Une sortie honorable" raconte comment,...

Eric Vuillard poursuit avec Congo son entreprise de relecture de l'Histoire, qu'il tutoie au plus près, à hauteur d'homme, mettant en scène les balbutiements de l'époque coloniale pour dénoncer les travers...

La prise de la Bastille est l’un des évènements les plus célèbres de tous les temps. On nous récite son histoire telle qu’elle fut écrite par les notables, depuis l’Hôtel de ville, du point de vue de...

« La Bataille d’Occident est l’un des noms de nos exploits imaginaires. C’est un récit de la Grande Guerre, celle de 14-18, où nos différentes traditions de « maîtres du monde » manifestèrent ouvertement...

On pense que le reality show est l’ultime avatar du spectacle de masse. Qu’on se détrompe. Il en est l’origine. Son créateur fut Buffalo Bill, le metteur en scène du fameux Wild West Show. Tristesse de...

'A thoroughly gripping and mesmerising work of black comedy and political disaster' - GuardianWinner of the 2017 Prix GoncourtÉric Vuillard’s gripping novel The Order of the Day tells the story of the...

Indianer zu Hunderten, Horden von Bisons und ihre Jäger, Hitze und Spannung, Staub und das unentwegte Knallen von Schüssen – Éric Vuillards Erzählung strotzt vor Abenteuer. Doch die Spur verläuft im Kreis,...

IN 1947 NEW YORK, EVEN THE MONSTERS HAVE MONSTERS TO FEARFaolan O'Connor runs New York City the old-fashioned way - with charm, violence, and an army of vampyr gangsters. But when a mysterious Chinese...

After 5 years in prison for helping my baby mamas escape, I have a lot to repent for. Zeek and I were comrades  in the field, but after what I did I hope he'll forgive me. It's going to be a struggle...

When liars battle, mind the ricochets.In this follow-up to the action thriller Cold Hit, a devastating hack flips the script on the FBI, freezing all their criminal prosecutions.Shadowfast has the data...

Declan Mahoney is retained by the Grand Egyptian Museum to negotiate the return of the Worker's Contract, a valuable and historically important archeological artifact, to Egypt from the Smithsonian. But...

For fifty-something Roxy Adams, life is simple and beautiful. Her days are drenched in southern California sunshine and passion for Sam Reyes, the man she loves and shares a business with.When Sam vanishes...

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That dumbshit map. I'd been seduced by it. Seduced by its possibilities. That map had brought me here ... That map had been a serious mistake'The map in question is of Australia, stumbled across in...

Fifteen year old Christopher is about to embark on an investigation...Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them.It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying...

‘Ooooh how I absolutely loved this book!!… I devoured this book in one sitting!!… I cannot recommend this book enough!!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars In a time of war, nowhere is...

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'The work of a master storyteller'Daily Telegraph'One of crime's most engaging duos'GuardianTHE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023________Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

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‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

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 The body of Arthur Tisler, an investigator in the Houston Police Department's Intelligence Division, is found in his parked car with a bullet in his head. The death is both shocking and alarming for...

Alex Paige has survived plenty, but she never expected a trip to her best friend's wedding to be marred by murder. A celebration on Lake Michigan quickly unravels when her vengeful ex-boyfriend just won't...

Nothing is ever normal at United Middle School..One minute, the students are going about their day. The next—BAM! The trophy case is completely empty, and no one knows how it happened. Enter the Young...

When teens from a school for troubled youth outside Chicago, Illinois start going missing Samual Becker is hired by one of the teens families to bring their daughter home. Unlike the other parents, they...

Strange things happen on Halloween: Two witches in golf carts race around the estate, attacking unsuspecting innocents with water guns, and a sexy nurse makes out with a married man.Catherine Joubert...