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Chargement... The Truth (Discworld) (édition 2001)par Terry Pratchett (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreLes Annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 26 : La Vérité par Terry Pratchett
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. One of the best ones yet. It's his take on the media, both how it can be used for both good and bad. And whose interest are they working for. ( ) This is probably my favorite Pratchett book, largely because I relate so well to the main character. We both are endlessly fascinated with words and have an obsessive streak which is a multi-edged weapon. The humor and mystery are as sharp as anywhere in the series, and a healthy dose of Sam Vimes and the Patrician doesn't hurt either. As a satire, it hasn't lost a thing in the decade or so since it's publication. If anything, it's probably more relevant than ever. Over and over again, the question of who's allowed to publish the news is asked. When read through the the lens of blogs, twitter, et al, the theme takes on a whole new dimension. The printing press has come to Ankh Morpork and it is changing everything. William de Worde finds himself feeding the hungry press daily despite the Guild of Engravers, a competing press, and out and out thugs out to get him. His investigation into Lord Vetinari's suspicious arrest leads deep into the Ankh Morpork underground and uncovers startling influences at work in the city. This onset of the industrial revolution on Discworld seems inevitable but so very different from the Discworld I'm used to. I like the characters, the storyline, even the new technology, and yet, I hate it.
Much as I enjoyed The Truth, honesty nonetheless compels me to admit that the novel didn't seem quite as zippy or fresh as most of the Discworld books (though still offering more entertainment per page than anything this side of Wodehouse). But Pratchett doesn't just spew out jokes and puns (photographs as "prints of darkness"): He implicitly defends a liberal humanism, one that loathes bigotry, jingoism, easy answers and any kind of zealotry. Est contenu dansFait l'objet d'une adaptation dansEst en version abrégée dansPrix et récompensesDistinctionsListes notables
The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record. An ethical joulnalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories -- a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells. But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician Lord Vetinari. The facts say Vetinari is guilty. But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story. There's that pesky little thing called the truth ... Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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