| The Order of the Day | |
| Author: | Éric Vuillard |
| Title Orig: | L'Ordre du jour |
| Translator: | Mark Polizzotti |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Genre: | récit (narrative) |
| Publisher: | Actes Sud |
| Pub Date: | 2017 |
| English Pub Date: | 2018 |
| Isbn: | 9781590519707 |
The Order of the Day (French: '''L'Ordre du jour''') is a novel by the French writer Éric Vuillard.[1] In French it is described as a récit, while The Guardian described it as an historical essay with literary flourishes.[2]
The book received the Prix Goncourt.[3]
The action of the book takes place during the time between the rise to power of the German Nazi party (chapter: A secret meeting),[4] and the Anschluss (chapter: Interview at the Berghof and The art of indecision).[5]