Learning the lessons of history and literature : the case of Éric Vuillard's L'Ordre du jour
History has exchanged ideas, themes, techniques and methods with literature throughout its existence, even though the two domains are commonly viewed as entirely distinct, if not incompatible. The debate over the legitimacy and value of literature as opposed to academic history has recently reemerged with the French press's quasi-unanimous endorsement of Éric Vuillard's L'Ordre du jour, a bestselling ...




