by Laurent Binet · Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253066248
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«La Septième fonction du langage» is the mystery and intrigue novel by Laurent Binet, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (480 pages).
The novel starts from the death in 1980 of semiotician Roland Barthes, run over by a van, and treats it as a possible murder. Inspector Jacques Bayard and young Simon Herzog investigate among intellectuals and politicians of the era, following the trail of a secret society and a mysterious document.
The novel was recognized with the Prix Interallié and the Prix du roman Fnac. It originally appeared in 2015; the present edition is from 2016.
For readers interested in a detective plot with intellectual and political background in the French milieu of 1980.
Laurent Binet is a French writer and university lecturer. His work focuses on the modern political scene in France.
