July 14, France between attacks and confinements
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Quatorze Juillet, by Bastien Vivès and Martin Quenehen, was published by Casterman. Portrait of a France bruised after the attacks.
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It's a story that takes us into contemporary France, well let's say the France before the confinement. A France traumatized by the attacks, marked by fear and tempted by withdrawal into itself. A social thriller that tells us about heroism and resilience. A comic book story populated by ambiguous characters. A grieving policeman animated by an appetite for heroism and his colleagues, a strange painter with a false air of Michel Houellebecq, and his daughter Lisa, as mute as moved by an incredible vital force. Fates that will intersect in the splendid landscapes of the Vercors, in a breathtaking and intimate story, served by the force of a refined line. Fourteen July , by Bastien Vivès and Martin Quenehen, was published by Casterman. They are our guests in VMDN.
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If you live in France, you have probably got into the habit of checking the box "Travel to make purchases of basic necessities" in order to go out shopping legally. Did you know that you can also go to your local bookstore? Provided, however, that it offers a collection system in store. More and more brands are making this choice. Fanny Bleichner , for example, went to Monte-en-l'air, an independent bookstore located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
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