title: The Order of the Day
text: # The Order of the Day
  
  The Order of the Day (French: L'Ordre du jour) is a novel by the French writer Éric Vuillard. In French it is described as a récit, while The Guardian described it as an historical essay with literary flourishes.
  
  The book received the Prix Goncourt.
  
  ## Content
  
  The action of the book takes place during the time between the rise to power of the German Nazi party (chapter: A secret meeting), and the Anschluss (chapter: Interview at the Berghof and The art of indecision).
  
  