Seventh Language Function (2nd published)

1980. Paris. The philosopher and literary critic Rolan Bart dies in the hospital ward - was he shot down by a car: a tragic accident or murder? Among the suspects Michelle Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Delez, Julia Kristeva - the whole intellectual color of Europe of the second half of the 20th century, and also partisans from the Red Brigades and a certain secret society ... The possible goal of the killers is the manuscript of the guru of Roman Jacobson about the seventh about the seventh , magical, functions of the language. The secretary holder will receive the opportunity to influence the consciousness of a person, and therefore - become the Lord of the world: to be elected, to provoke revolutions, to seduce. Since history is played out in the decisive months of the election campaign, we understand in which areas there is a possible customer of crime ... "The seventh function of the language" Laurent Binet, the laureate of the Goncurovsky Prize (2010), can be considered as a parody of detective and espionage novels, and as a cunning Puzzle for readers seeking a connection between fiction and reality. Whatever the reading, the author’s ability to operate with styles and cultural codes, balancing between mass and elite literature, will not leave anyone indifferent. The novel was awarded the prizes "Prix du Roman Fnac" and "Prix Interallie" and was translated into thirty languages. The circulation of the book in France was 200,000 copies