: The title sarcastically refers to the French government's desperate attempt to secure a "dignified" exit from a war it had already lost.
: The book shifts between the visceral suffering in Vietnam and the detached, "stuffed shirt" debates in the French Parliament, painting a portrait of a ruling class completely out of touch with reality. Una Salida Honrosa Eric Vuillard epub
: Vuillard argues the war was driven by money rather than ideology. He highlights the role of the Banque de l'Indochine and the horrific conditions at Michelin rubber plantations , where worker suicides were common. : The title sarcastically refers to the French
L’Ordre du jour by Éric Vuillard - World Literature Today Una Salida Honrosa Eric Vuillard epub