Dec 27, 2010 English 1st Paragraph
Resistance hero Stéphane Hessel stuns publishing world with 30-page work that calls on readers to be outraged about society. Proving that age is no boundary to publishing success, the French book world has been taken by storm by a surprise Christmas bestseller: a political call to arms by Stéphane Hessel, 93…
Read this on the Guardian.
- If something tops a list, it is at the top of the list.
- stun: shock or surprise very much
- calls on readers to be outraged about society: asks the readers to be angry about (the unfair situation of) the society
- age is no boundary: age cannot limit or prevent
- a political call to arms: an invitation for people to become politically active and fight for what they believe in
Tags: bestseller, books, France, hero, Politics, publishing, resistance, society, Stéphane Hessel
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