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L'interprétation de la matrice est un texte de fiction qui ne peut en aucun cas prendre la forme roman. La fiction est celle d'un auteur exaspéré par ses personnages en demande permanente de nouvelles histoires, et qui décide de les anonymiser donnant de facto le pouvoir au vingt-trois pronoms dits personnels (en incluant en et y). La matrice est constituée de 426 cellules contenant chacune une combinaison de deux ou trois "détenus". Ces 426 cellules (y compris les 23 cellules individuelles occupées par les 23 pronoms) sont interprétées à tour de rôle durant les 366 jours d'une année bissextile, plus les 29 jours de l'année suivante. Le protocole d'interprétation central qui empêche la formation de personnages dotés d'une identité stable à travers le temps et l'espace, repose sur l'interdit de la fonction de représentation apanage habituel des pronoms personnels. Par exemple "je" pour auteur ou narrateur et "il" pour livre. L'interprétation de la matrice sous-titrée Scènes de la vie cellulaire, peut être aussi bien lue comme un coup d'état contre la langue naturelle de référence (le français), comme un essai de littérature matricielle, comme une forme de psychose paranoïaque, ou comme la tentative politique d'instaurer une démocratie égalitaire et totalitaire. La matrice de l'oeuvre peut être consultée sous forme de tableau Excel sur un site dédié dont les références sont données en fin d'ouvrage.

The violence and destruction of the Insurrection has been squelched and now the task of rebuilding America must begin. The first order of business is a Constitutional Convention, which replaces the United States of America with the American Republic. Across the country tens of millions of people are mobilized and begin the long and hard task of rebuilding America's cities. The residential sections of every city in America, great and small has been reduced to rubble. Within five years new cities rise up out of the rubble. The task is made simpler for Burton and the N.A.P.A. when it is made know to them of advance technology that had been hidden from the American people since the end of World War Two. Armed with this new technology the country is transform and a new and improved infrastructure is created. The result is an economic boom and soon the American people are enjoying prosperity unlike anything they have known since the 1950s. At the same time tens of millions of non-white people flee the country. Millions flee across the southern border into Mexico while millions more try to sail to the islands in the Caribbean Sea. While America is busy rebuilding itself, the world takes advantage of America's weakness. China exerts its new found economic and military power in Asia, and world witnesses the rise of Militant Expansionist Islam.

Not all villains are created equal, and not all secrets stay buried forever."THIS one is my favorite. I say that about every book in The Millennium Series, but this one is a masterpiece. I felt the full spectrum of emotion. I laughed, cried, experienced every high and low. M6-The Royals weaves together all the previous books fantastically to showcase Staci Morrison's talent as a gifted writer." J. TownsendAs the world awaits Prince Josiah's ascension to the Alanthian throne, a series of unexpected revelations rocks the royal family, causing them to question everything they believed to be true. With the walls closing in, King Korah's ghosts rise out of the grave to torment him but to also remind him of the man he once was.The truth might undermine everything The Resistance is trying to do.Take a powerful journey into the heart of the heart of the royal family and discover what turned King Korah ben Adam into the villain he became.Brace yourself for the mind-bending revelations that will shake the very heart of Alanthia.Grab your copy today!

Die Uhr tickt...Daria ist es gelungen, das Zepters zusammenzufügen, jedoch offenbart sich seine Funktion nur an einem bestimmten Ort. Da dieses Artefakt etwas mit dem ägyptischen Gott des Mondes Thoth zu tun hat, hofft Daria darauf, mehr in dessen Tempel im Nord-Sudan zu erfahren.Nur gilt Daria nach eine weltweit gesuchte Terroristin und die Reise dorthin entwickelt sich zu einem Wettlauf mit der Zeit.Die Arche ist der zwölfte Teil der Forbidden Artefacts-Reihe und kann nicht ohne Kenntnis der anderen Teile gelesen werden.

Here are narratives by "nobodies" who were privileged (or, in some cases, not) to be employed by or otherwise to have served famous people. They include corpulent Horatio, who serves as "a sort of muse" to a grieving William Shakespeare; Mose, a runaway slave who serves as a masseur and bedtime reader to Anne Bonny; the fierce but nervous pirate; and Parson, a spiritual advisor to Davy Crockett. There's Buffalo Hump Woman, a hairstylist to General Custer; ten-year-old Mimsy, a tea party assistant to aged Lewis Carroll; pretty Antoinette, who serves as a maid for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas; and Louie, a press aide to President William Howard Taft, whose endeavor is to mislead the press as to Taft's true weight. There's burnt-out Jean, a fortuneteller for Marilyn Monroe; and Percy, a spy for temperamental Vince Lombardi. And Solly, who serves as a trivia research assistant to retired gangster Meyer Lansky in Miami Beach.

After Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire in the 7 Weeks War King Wilhelm and his generals wanted to march on Vienna and vanquish the Austrian Hapsburgs. Bismarck opposed the idea because he wanted Austria as a future ally to his Little Germany. In this alternative history Bismarck is forced to agree and the Austrian Empire is destroyed. Bismarck is forced to change his plans and creates a Greater Germany in 1867. What kind of alliance would Bismarck weave and what would be the fate of Germany and all of Europe?

" Doctor Inui's twisted "obedience training" may have turned Eito into a mindless killing machine, but Colonel Tsujiura insists on keeping Eito alive so Ewan can extract his powers. Yet Tsujiura, Doctor Shiga, and the remaining soldiers face more immediate concerns as the half-mad Doctor Inui pulls a secret kill switch that threatens to flood the facility. Can the survivors band together to escape, or will they all find a watery grave?"--Provided by publisher.

"In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of "Mothers." Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien beings-but it is far from certain that connection, love, reproduction, and evolution will persist among the inhabitants of this faltering new world. Unfolding over fourteen interconnected episodes spanning geological eons, at once technical and pastoral, mournful and utopic, Under the Eye of the Big Bird presents an astonishing vision of the end of our species as we know it"--

2024 Independent Press Award Winner in the category of World Literature ¿ 1st Place in Women's Historical Fiction, 2nd Place in Historical Fiction 2024 BookFest Awards ¿ Winner of Outstanding Creator Award for Political Fiction 2024 ¿ Winner of the 2023 HFC European Book of the Year ¿ Finalist in the Multicultural Fiction category for the 2024 American Legacy Book Award ¿ Finalist for the Book Excellence Award in Europe ¿ Finalist for the 2021 Eyland Awards ¿ Finalist for Fiction Factory Chapter Novel Competition 2022 ¿ Finalist in the 2023 Latino Book Awards In the turbulent landscape of an alternate Europe lies the captivating tapestry of "Perestroika," a literary masterpiece that weaves together the threads of revenge, redemption, and catharsis against the backdrop of an imaginary country called Slavia. With a masterful narrative, this novel stands as a testament to the indomitable spirit of humanity in the face of political upheaval.As the specter of Perestroika sweeps across Europe, communist regimes crumble, and a new era dawns in the People's Republic of Slavia. In the corridors of power, former leaders grapple with the harsh reality of change, while those who suffered under their rule seek justice and revenge.Amidst the chaos, the central figure emerges - Lia Kirchner, a woman driven by the shadows of her father's tragic fate in a re-education camp. As the daughter of a painter who perished, Lia embarks on a quest for truth that intertwines with the larger tapestry of political intrigue and personal vendettas.President Alfred Ionescu, once an influential leader, finds himself confined in an asylum of his own making. Zut Zdanov, the head of culture, faces the haunting specter of his dark past in an encounter with allegations of child abuse. Helena Yava, fueled by the grief of losing a lover, seeks vengeance by any means possible. Igor Olin, the steward of the economy, battles for the dignity of his disabled son in a world grappling with change. Meanwhile, art historian Silvia Lenka delves into the mysteries of her own parentage.Drawing inspiration from Pilate's eternal question-"what is truth?"-Perestroika is a kaleidoscope of history, politics, arts, tragedy, and humor. In a world echoing the fall of the Berlin Wall and mirroring the rise of leaders inspired by figures like Putin and Trump, the novel transcends conventional genres, offering a unique blend of entertainment and intellectual depth.

After the discovery, in Egypt, of the City of Gods, Isabel, an archeologist, sets off in search for another quest, this time of inner nature, traveling through different places on the planet. In this pilgrimage, a secret will be revealed based on a sacred Key. The Key that will release the power to save the world. Throughout the memories of her past lives, which take her from Atlantis to Egypt, passing through the Inca Empire, Isabel begins a journey through the paths of her own Soul. From Mount Shasta in the United States to Roncador Mountain in Brasil, from Uritorco Hill in Argentina to Machu Picchu in Peru, Isabel reunites with herself, finishing this pilgrimage in the Heart of the World. There, the three stones of the Grail will be reunited once again, and the most hidden secret will be revealed!

In this highly-anticipated new action manga, a young boy is framed for murder and cast off the edge of a floating city into the abyss, where he grapples with the monsters that the elite high above would rather forget. The more the rich glitter, the higher the price paid by the poor... With a premise that recalls Battle Angel Alita and kinetic battles reminiscent of Attack on Titan, Gachiakuta is a must-read for fans of dark, dystopian fantasies like Deadman Wonderland! Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment--exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

As the nineteenth century draws toward its close, King Ludwig II of Bavaria binge-watches television to escape his reality, side-lined by his own advisers. His one wish is to meet Wagner, the mysterious composer pumping out new music and scores of remixes every day. He sets out, alone and in disguise, to find Wagner in the maze-like subterranean city that sprawls deep beneath Munich. Meanwhile, Karl, a rookie musician hired by Wagner in the underground world, is shocked to be chosen as the lead singer for the Swan Knight TV music drama. But even in the depths of the earth, the insidious shadow of political intrigue lurks. Who is Wagner, the man behind the myth? And what ultimate destiny awaits Ludwig and Karl?

Franz Kafka meets Yorgos Lanthimos in this provocative new novel from one of America’s most brilliant and distinctive writersIn a speculative future, Abel, a menial worker, is called to serve in a secretive and fabled jury system. At the heart of this system is the repeat room, where a single juror, selected from hundreds of candidates, is able to inhabit the defendant’s lived experience, to see as if through their eyes.The case to which Abel is assigned is revealed in the novel’s shocking second act. We receive a record of a boy's broken and constrained life, a tale that reveals an illicit and passionate psycho-sexual relationship, its end as tragic as the circumstances of its conception.Artful in its suspense, and sharp in its evocation of a byzantine and cruel bureaucracy, The Repeat Room is an exciting and pointed critique of the nature of knowledge and judgment, and a vivid framing of Ball's absurd and nihilistic philosophy of love.

"You got a death wish, Tanaka--? To carry out his new central dogma--"protect Mai Hirose"--ORIGIN dons his exo-muscle armor and charges into battle against wave after wave of identical GON replicas. Victory seems within his grasp, until a powerful new foe bursts onto the scene. With the Kyoto A itute coming down around his ears, flight is ORIGIN's only chance at survival--but for Mai's sake, he will overcome his programming and fight on, armed with a new weapon: an independent WILL...!"--

"Kaina and Yaona slip away from the palace to save Ririha, who has been taken prisoner by the Valghian navy and is confined to a cage hanging from the mast of the Admiral's ship. After an arduous journey, the two would-be rescuers manage to sneak aboard, but not everything goes as planned..."--

Edinburgh, 1785. A kidnapped geologist unleashes an explosive new theory.George Stephens is weeks from receiving his medical degree, but doubt he'll make it as a physician in a crowded, competitive marketplace. Instead, he hopes Professor Joseph Black's friend James Hutton can get him a job in his chemical manufacturing works.But before he has a chance to arrange this, Hutton is kidnapped. The eccentric geologist was about to deliver his bombshell treatise on the true age of the Earth, threatening to upend conventional beliefs about the universe and man's place in it.Getting Hutton back pits George, Black and friends against a fanatical opponent who will stop at nothing until Hutton's dangerous theories are buried. If George wants to survive long enough to graduate, he'll need every ounce of his courage and skill.Return to the murky, action-packed world of The Edinburgh Doctrines series with this exciting continuation to George Stephens' story.