Binet, Laurent

The 7th Function of Language

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ISBN 13:
9781784703196
author:
Binet, Laurent
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Vintage Publishing
language:
English
Publication Year:
2018
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 centimetres (0
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£10.99

Description

Roland Barthes is knocked down in a Paris street by a laundry van. It's February 1980 and he has just come from lunch with Francois Mitterrand. Barthes dies soon afterwards. History tells us it was an accident, but what if it were an assassination? A document of unbelievable global importance could be the key to understanding Barthes' death. The seventh function of language is a powerful idea that gives whoever masters it the ability to convince anyone, in any situation, to do anything. Police Captain Jacques Bayard and his reluctant accomplice Simon Herzog set off on a chase that takes them from power corridors to backstreet meetings. As they dig deeper, they uncover a worldwide conspiracy involving the President, murderous Bulgarians, and a secret international debating society. A complex web of intrigue unfolds, revealing the true extent of Barthes' discovery and its potential impact on global politics.

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