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French term or phrase:
Un jeu de piste où court la parole
English translation:
A mystery/detective sstory where God\'s words run from...
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Ronivaldo Silva
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Un jeu de piste où court la parole
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A partir de ce fait, Frédéric Lenoir, directeur du Monde des Religions et producteur des Racines du Ciel sur France Culture, publie, avec Violette Cabesos, un étonnant thriller historique et métaphysique. Un jeu de piste où court la parole divine depuis la Rome antique, en passant par le Moyen-âge jusqu’à nos jours
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A partir de ce fait, Frédéric Lenoir, directeur du Monde des Religions et producteur des Racines du Ciel sur France Culture, publie, avec Violette Cabesos, un étonnant thriller historique et métaphysique. Un jeu de piste où court la parole divine depuis la Rome antique, en passant par le Moyen-âge jusqu’à nos jours
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A mystery/detective sstory where God's words run from...
The novel which is talked about is 'La Promesse de l'Ange'. I gather it's a bit similar to Saramago's 'The History of the Siege of Lisbon' in that it explores the past and present through their similarities. I don't think 'treasure hunt' or anything like that is appropriate as the story focusses on an archeologist who is fascinated by appearances from a decapitated monk and decides to, somehow, investigate the Mont-Saint-Michel. It is also a bit similar to detective and mystery novels in that it is really about what happened to the monk.
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...from ancient Rome, through the Middle Ages, to our day and age.
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...from ancient Rome, through the Middle Ages, to our day and age.
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a tracking game ( et voir ci-dessous )
a tracking game where the divine speech starts it's journey
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a game of intellect where divine words elude us
This could possibly be turned around as:
"An game of intellect which pursues divine words."
or maybe even :
"A cluedo type game chasing divine words."
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I have used the word "elude" in reference to the thriller/cluedo type aspect suggested here.
"An game of intellect which pursues divine words."
or maybe even :
"A cluedo type game chasing divine words."
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I have used the word "elude" in reference to the thriller/cluedo type aspect suggested here.
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a kind of murder mystery/treasure hunt where the Word of God flows..
from Ancient Rome through the Middle Ages to our own day
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A page-turner fueled by the Word of God
I realize that I've take some liberties here. ;-)
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A game of paper chase on the trail/quest of/for
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Chase_(game)
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeu_de_piste
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Maybe just 'a paper chase on the trail of'...
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A paper chase following/tracing/on the trail of the word of the Divine from Ancient Rome via the Middle Ages to the present day. As an art historian, I have always felt that the research I undertake is a form of treasure hunt. I see this phrase in that same light.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeu_de_piste
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Maybe just 'a paper chase on the trail of'...
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A paper chase following/tracing/on the trail of the word of the Divine from Ancient Rome via the Middle Ages to the present day. As an art historian, I have always felt that the research I undertake is a form of treasure hunt. I see this phrase in that same light.
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SafeTex
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Kirsten Bodart
: I don't think the point of 'la parole divine' is that it is sought for, or that is not the point of the mystery, but it is in the background./'Jeu de piste' refers to the murder mystery, not 'la parole divine', see summary.
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Of course it is sought for - why undertake a jeu de piste if not? The word of God/the Divine is interwoven through the game.//The 'où court' makes it quite plain that they are intertwined. It may be a murder mystery, but that is an over-translation here.
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