The 7th Function of Language
Description
In late-1980 Paris, the sudden death of famed theorist Roland Barthes after a street accident sends ripples through the corridors of power—until a possibility emerges that it was not an accident at all. As police captain Jacques Bayard and his reluctant partner Simon Herzog follow a trail that leads from political lunches to seedy backrooms, they uncover a chilling premise: a “seventh function of language” that, once mastered, can persuade anyone to do anything. Blending fast-paced intrigue with sharp intellectual play, the novel explores how rhetoric, ideology, and meaning can be weaponized, turning everyday communication into a tool of control. With Laurent Binet’s witty, inventive style and a taste for meta-historical suspense, this is a conspiracy thriller that asks what language really does—and who gets to decide.
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paperback
Penguin Random House
Published Jan 1, 2017
ISBN: 9781473524637
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Details
First Published
2015
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet.