A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
Based loosely on his own experiences and with names changed to avoid embarrassment, possible legal action--and to prevent the author's legs being broken by someone in a Yves Saint Laurent suit (or quite possibly, a Christian Dior skirt), A Year in the Merde is the almost true account of Paul West's adventures as an expat in Paris.Brought to Paris by a French company to open a chain of British tea rooms, Paul, a twenty-seven-year-old Brit, soon finds himself managing a group of lazy, grumbling French employees, manoeuvring around a slick, treacherous Parisian boss, and lucking into a succession of lusty girlfriends (one of whom happens to be the boss's morally challenged daughter). Immersed in the contradictions of French culture, he learns how to get the best out of the grumpiest Parisian waiter, how to survive a French business meeting, and how not to buy a house in the French countryside.
Stephen Clarke resides in Paris, where he spends his time writing and not writing. His Merde novels have become international blockbusters, notably in France. Speak to the Snail, an insider's guide to understanding the French; How the French Won Waterloo (or Believe They Did), an amusing look at France's continued infatuation with Napoleon; Dirty Bertie: An English King Created in France, a biography of Edward VII; and 1000 Years of Annoying the French, a number one bestseller in Britain. He has reappeared to question why current Parisians have forgotten some of the period's great democratic heroes in favor of idolizing certain maniacs. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @SClarkeWriter and visit his website at www.stephenclarkewriter.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781582345918 |
| ISBN 10 | 1582345910 |
| Title | A Year in the Merde |
| Author | Stephen Clarke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2005-05-09 |
| Number of pages | 276 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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