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A Year In The Merde Stephen Clarke

A Year In The Merde By Stephen Clarke

A Year In The Merde by Stephen Clarke


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SeriesPaul West

Summary

What are the French really like?

Paul West, a young Englishman arriving in Paris to start a new job, is about to find out.

A Year In The Merde Summary

A Year In The Merde by Stephen Clarke

What are the French really like?

Paul West, a young Englishman arriving in Paris to start a new job, is about to find out.
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They do eat a lot of cheese, some of which smells like pigs' droppings.

They don't wash their armpits with garlic soap.

Going on strike really is the second national participation sport after petanque.

And, yes, they do use suppositories.

Less quaint than A Year in Provence, less chocolatey than Chocolat, A Year in the Merde will tell you how to get served by the grumpiest Parisian waiter; how to make perfect vinaigrette every time; how to make amour - not war; and how not to buy a house in the French countryside.

A Year In The Merde Reviews

Edgier than Bryson, hits harder than Mayle * The Times *
Must have comedy-of-errors diary about being a Brit abroad * Daily Mirror *
This is the season's word-of-mouth must-have book for Francophiles and Francophobes alike... This comedy of errors has almost certainly done more for the Entente Cordiale than any of our politicians * Daily Mail *

About Stephen Clarke

Stephen Clarke lives in Paris, where he divides his time between writing and not writing.

His Merde novels have been bestsellers all over the world, including France. His non-fiction books include Talk to the Snail, an insider's guide to understanding the French; How the French Won Waterloo (or Think They Did), an amused look at France's continuing obsession with Napoleon; Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France, a biography of Edward VII; and 1000 Years of Annoying the French, which was a number one bestseller in Britain.

Research for The French Revolution and What Went Wrong took him deep into French archives in search of the actual words, thoughts and deeds of the revolutionaries and royalists of 1789. He has now re-emerged to ask modern Parisians why they have forgotten some of the true democratic heroes of the period, and opted to idolize certain maniacs.

Follow Stephen on @SClarkeWriter and www.stephenclarkewriter.com

Additional information

GOR000440500
9780552772969
0552772968
A Year In The Merde by Stephen Clarke
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
2005-04-01
384
Short-listed for British Book Awards: Newcomer of the Year 2006
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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