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A Year in Merde tells the story of Paul West, a twenty-seven-year-old Brit brought to Paris by a French company to open a chain of tearooms. Soon enough, he finds himself juggling a group of grumbling French employees, a treacherous Parisian boss, and a succession of lusty girlfriends (one of whom happens to be the boss℗ s morally challenged daughter). He soon becomes immersed in the contradictions of French culture: the French are not all cheese-eating surrender monkeys, though they do eat a lot of smelly cheese, and they are still in shock at having been stupid enough to sell Louisiana, thus losing the chance to make French the global language. The book also reveals the secrets of 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.
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- Title
- A Year in the Merde
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Stephen Clarke
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Released
- 2004
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0593054539
- ISBN13
- 9780593054536
- Series
- Paul West
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Humor, Love, Family, Women, Contemporary Fiction, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Travelogues, France, Relationships, British Literature, Series, England, Sexuality & Intimacy, Great Britain, English Literature, Comedies, London, Culture, Journey, Photos, Paris, Everyday Life, Employment, Vacation, Accident, Western Europe, Teachers, Scandals and Affairs, Autobiographical Novels, Girlfriends, Bestsellers, Countryside, Hotels, Irony, Prejudices, Tea, English People
- First published
- 2004
- Original title
- A Year in the Merde
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- A Year in Merde tells the story of Paul West, a twenty-seven-year-old Brit brought to Paris by a French company to open a chain of tearooms. Soon enough, he finds himself juggling a group of grumbling French employees, a treacherous Parisian boss, and a succession of lusty girlfriends (one of whom happens to be the boss℗ s morally challenged daughter). He soon becomes immersed in the contradictions of French culture: the French are not all cheese-eating surrender monkeys, though they do eat a lot of smelly cheese, and they are still in shock at having been stupid enough to sell Louisiana, thus losing the chance to make French the global language. The book also reveals the secrets of 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.