The seventh function of language
About this book
The suspicious death of literary critic Roland Barthes in 1980 Paris reveals the secret history of the French intelligentsia, plunging a hapless police detective into the depths of literary theory as it was documented in a famed linguist's lost manuscript.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL19712768W
Subjects
Death and burialFictionFiction, crimeFiction, mystery & detective, generalNew York Times reviewedBarthes, Roland -- Death and burial -- Fiction