the place is an exclusive all-boys boarding school in Austria. the time is the turn of the 19th century. three boys: Törless, Beineberg, and Reiting. Reiting is an amiable, energetic sort; his aggressive nature is balanced by his charm and ease in the world. Beineberg is an anti-intellectual inte...
Very similar to a crime in holland, with Maigret brought in without an official role in the case of a missing woman feared murdered. The chief suspect is the son of a Flemish family and it his sister who apppeals to Maigret for help.This is the usual questioning of witnesses; distilling evidence ...
Comment un homme qui a gouverné l’Europe peut-il se retrouver sur un îlot avec les pouvoirs d’un sous-préfet ? La question posée par Patrick Rambaud dans l'autoentretien figurant à la fin du livre le résume à elle seule. Le contraste est tellement fort entre l'Empire, la Grande Armée et cet île m...