Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)

a novel of Discworld

Hardcover, 400 pages

English language

Published Jan. 7, 2007 by Harper.

ISBN:
978-0-06-116164-3
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OCLC Number:
156845870

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Making Money is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, part of his Discworld series, first published in the UK on 20 September 2007. It is the second novel featuring Moist von Lipwig, and involves the Ankh-Morpork mint and specifically the introduction of paper money to the city. The novel won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2008, and was nominated for the Nebula Award the same year.

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Review of 'Monnayé (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Ce deuxième tome des aventures de Moite von Lipvig place cette fois notre escroc préféré aux commandes de la banque royale. Et il n'y affronte évidemment pas les mêmes obstacles qu'à la poste... Il devra donc à nouveau faire preuve de son talent légendaire pour sortir la banque de son marasme... Et du moyen-âge.
C'est encore une chouette histoire que nous livre l'auteur. Pleine de personnages fascinants, de subtilités incroyables, et de leçons profondes dispensées avec humour et finesse. Et même si je sens bien que l'humour est un peu moins présent que, par exemple, dans les histoires mettant en scène Rincevent, il permet toutefois certaines prises de conscience franchement bien vues.
En tout cas, comme tout le reste de l'œuvre de l'auteur, c'est évidemment une lecture recommandée.

Review of 'Making Money' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Having a background in finance (I'm an accountant after all) I really loved reading Pratchett's take on accounting and banking. Like the other Discworld books its packed from start to finish with witty one-liners, jokes, puns and captivating characters. A great read all round.

Review of 'Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Making Money (2007) is the lastest installment of The Discworld Series, and is really a continuation of Going Postal (2004), in which we meet Moist von Lipwig, a man sentenced to hang as a cheat, con, and thief, until Ankh-Morpork's dictator, Lord Vetinari, realizes that his talents could be put to very good use.

Actually, he was hanged. But--that's another tangent of the story for the former Albert Spangler, who survives to have a new lease on life as Moist von Lipwig, a man whose talents include the charm, gift of gab, quick thinking, and outright sneakiness that somehow allow him to mezmorize people--okay, con people--into doing whatever he needs them to do. And Lord Vetinari has a job for him. In Going Postal, the job is to somehow rescue a failing postal system and make it run efficiently, which Lipwig pulls off with ingenuity, luck, and style. (Style …

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