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💔 As Ligações Perigosas by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Step into a world of seduction, intrigue, and manipulation with As Ligações Perigosas, the classic French novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. This timeless masterpiece explores the dark side of human desire, social ambition, and the consequences of deceit.

A must-read for lovers of classic literature, drama, and psychological intrigue.

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Discover the dangerous games of passion and power today!

[ghostlybookworm]

Hello Friend. . Last 2 days I binged on 'Le mystère Henri Pick' by David Foenkinos. I couldn't leave the book for a long time cause I needed to read more until the end. One of the best book I ever read this year until now. I hope the movie will be good, I intend to watch it very soon (anyway Lucchini is always awesome). . #bookstagram #lemysterehenripick #editionsgallimard #frenchnovel #french #litteraturefrancaise #bookoholic #booklover #books #bookporn #bookworm #ebook #kindle #bookaboutbooks #livre https://www.instagram.com/p/B0QT3ohIUFs/?igshid=5gsemi83ww8q

[vieuxbouquinsdesf]

LA GUERRE DES PIEUVRES (WAR OF THE OCTOPUSES) - Vladimir Volkoff, 1983

J'ai complètement oublié d'où je sors ce bouquin, l'un des quelques ouvrages SF de cet auteur de romans d'espionnage ; je ne vois pas de prix écrit sur l'une des pages intérieures, ni de vieille trace d'étiquette au dos. Mystère. Un cosmonaute (les cosmonautes étant ici LE corps d'armée spatiale) issu de la vieille aristocratie terrienne choisit son affectation sur une petite planète calme et stratégique pour sa future carrière administrative : Voda, demeure d'extra-terrestres ressemblant à des pieuvres (mais à quatre tentacules, donc des tétrapodes plutôt que des octopodes). Hélas pour lui, il se retrouve entraîné dans une mission plus dangereuse que prévue, envoyé au milieu des natives comme agent provocateur... Les idées politiques de l'auteur dégoulinent de ce roman comme elles dégoulinent du reste de sa bibliographie. Nous est présenté un monde qui s'estime intellectuel, élégant, pacifiste et progressiste, mais qui ne peut exister que parce que dans l'ombre les services secrets emploient la force brute, la manipulation et la torture pour maintenir le statu quo. Tous les personnages retournent leur veste et soit trahissent soit révèlent leur hypocrisie, sauf les plus loyaux des espions. Loyaux à qui ? À l'empereur évidemment, seul gouvernant compétent. Je n'ai pas un amour fou pour ce livre, mais je dois lui reconnaître une structure solide et quelques twists dans ses thèmes militaristes, autoritaires et conservateurs : le chef des services secrets n'est pas omniscient, les natives de Voda sont présentées de façon nuancée et positive, et le racisme du personnage principal est un trait de caractère moqué (les autres gens du monde se fichant de sa blancheur sauf pour la fétichiser vite-fait). C'est un roman écrit en français qui n'est je crois jamais sorti en anglais. Il a été publié deux fois seulement à ma connaissance, en grand format puis en poche en 1983. Si vous mettez la main dessus, donnez-moi votre avis !

I've completely forgotten where I got this book, one of the few scifi works of this spy novels author ; I can't see any price written on the inner pages, nor any trace of a label formally glued on the back. It's a mystery. A cosmonaut (cosmonauts being here THE space army corps) coming from old earth aristocracy chooses his affectation on a small quiet planet, a strategic choice to prepare his future career as an administrator : Voda, home a octopuses-like extraterrestrial beings (but with four tentacles, so tetrapuses). Alas, he gets caught in a more dangerous mission than he expected, sent along the natives as an agent provocateur... The political views of the writer ooze from this novel as they'd been oozing from the rest of his work. Presented to us is a world that thinks of itself as intellectual, graceful, pacifist and progressive, but that can only exist because secret services use brute strength, manipulation and torture to maintain status quo. All characters are revealed to be turncoats, whether it is by outright betraying their side or being hypocrites, all except the most loyal of spies. Loyal to whom ? The emperor of course, only competent person to rule. I'm not full of love for this book, but I have to recognize its strong structure and some twists in its militarist, authoritarian and conservative themes : the boss of the secret services is not omniscient, the Voda natives are presented in a nuanced and positive way, and the main character's racism is a mocked character trait (the other people in the world uncaring of his whiteness apart from a bit of fetishism). It's a french novel that never came out in English, I think. To my knowledge it's only been published twice (hardcover then paperback) in 1983. If you get your hand on it, tell me what you thought of it !

[thelibrarianssuggestpodcast-blog]

A very entertaining read! Perfect for the holiday weekend. Thank goodness for interlibrary loans. #interlibraryloan #librarybooks #theillusionist #francoisemalletjoris #frenchnovel #translated #farrarstrausandyoung #books #bookstagram #weekendreading

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