Disturbance
Philippe Lancon
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Disturbance
by Philippe Lancon, Steven Rendall
Published
2019
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pages
473
ISBN-13
9781787701892
ISBN-10
1787701891
Description
"Paris, January 7, 2015. Two terrorists who claim allegiance to ISIS attack the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. The event causes untold pain to the victims and their families, prompts a global solidarity movement, and ignites a fierce debate over press freedoms and the role of satire today. Philippe Lanc ʹon, a journalist, author, and a weekly contributor to Charlie Hebdo is gravely wounded in the attack. This intense life experience upends his relationship to the world, to writing, to reading, to love and to friendship. As he attempts to reconstruct his life on the page, Lanc ʹon rereads Proust, Thomas Mann, Kafka, and others in search of guidance. It is a year before he can return to writing, a year in which he learns to work through his experiences and their aftermath. Disturbance is not an essay on terrorism nor is it a witness's account of Charlie Hebdo. The attack and what followed are part of Lanc ʹon's narrative, which, instead, touches upon the universal. It is an honest, intimate account of a man seeking to put his life back together after it has been torn apart. Disturbance is a book about survival, resilience, and reconstruction, about transformation, about one man's shifting relationship to time, to writing and journalism, to truth, and to his own body."--Publisher's website.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Disturbance?
This edition of Disturbance has approximately 473 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Disturbance?
For most readers, Disturbance typically takes between 9h 51m and 6h 34m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 118,250 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 7h 53m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 16 days • Estimated word count: 118,250 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Disturbance?
The estimated word count for Disturbance is approximately 118,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Disturbance?
Disturbance was written by Philippe Lancon, Steven Rendall.
When was Disturbance published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2019. The original work may have been published on a different date.