The Order of the Day

The Order of the Day  (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).