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EAN : 9782258204201
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Pages : 304
Size : 140 x 225 mm
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Disappearances at the Cour d'Or

Collection : Terres de France
Release date : 15/02/2024
A book doesn’t just tell a story, it also has its own history. In Metz, a passionate museum curator and his young sidekick travel back in time to trace precious books that disappeared during the Second World War.
Metz, September 1944. Josef Bürckel, a high-ranking Nazi official, orders the destruction of the German archives and the priceless treasures of the municipal library.

May 2018. On the eve of his retirement, Michel Engberg, curator at the Musée de la Cour d’Or in Metz, never believed in the destruction. He likes...
Metz, September 1944. Josef Bürckel, a high-ranking Nazi official, orders the destruction of the German archives and the priceless treasures of the municipal library.

May 2018. On the eve of his retirement, Michel Engberg, curator at the Musée de la Cour d’Or in Metz, never believed in the destruction. He likes to recall that a fragment of manuscript turned up at an auction in 1981. Gabriela Agnelli, an ambitious young assistant, is won over by her colleague’s enthusiasm. Convinced that the discovery of the missing archives of the Cour d’Or will enable her to fulfil her dream of landing a job at the Louvre, she decides to help him. They begin a fascinating investigation into the mysteries of the museum. 
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EAN : 9782258204201
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 304
Size : 140 x 225 mm
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