Starting last month, the French daily
Le Monde has been publishing an economic thriller in series, called
Terminus pour L' Euro (in French) (The End of the Line for the Euro). The series is behind a subscription wall, but Presseurope has started republishing the series in ten languages,
including English...
The story narrates the events of summer 2012, as Germany decides to leave the Euro and what follows. It has caused a stir in France, as rumors about the true identity of the author (who signs the series as
Philae, after an island in Egypt apparently) continue to circulate, and some think he is the French agriculture minister
Bruno Le Maire.
Some say that the rumors that led to the
precipitous fall in French banks' stock a few days ago, were due to misunderstanding the fictional character of the story...
Real
rumors that Germany threatened to leave the Euro last year,
were dismissed by its Chancellor, yet as the eurozone crisis develops, no one is certain any more that the series is simply fiction and not a possible, real scenario,
advocated by
many...
posted by talos
on Aug 13, 2011 -
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