Merde Actually - Softcover

Clarke, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593054776 ISBN 13: 9780593054772

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2005

Synopsis

A year after arriving in France, Englishman Paul West is still struggling with some fundamental questions: What is the best way to scare a gendarme? Why are there no health warnings on French nudist beaches? And is it really polite to sleep with your boss' mistress? Paul opens his English tea room, and mutates (temporarily) into a Parisian waiter; samples the pleasures of typically French hotel-room afternoons; and, on a return visit to the UK, sees the full horror of a British office party through Parisian eyes. Meanwhile, he continues his search for the perfect French mademoiselle. But will Paul find l'amour eternel, or will it all end in merde? In his second comedy of errors, Paul West continues to sabotage the entente cordiale. Author's apology: "I'd just like to say sorry to all the suppository fans out there, because in this book there are no suppositories. There are, however, lots of courgettes, and I see this as progress. Suppositories to courgettes - I think it proves that I'm developing as a writer." - Stephen Clarke.

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Clarke lives in Paris. In 2004, he self-published his first novel. A Year in the Merde, which became a word-of-mouth bestseller, and which has now been sold in 13 countries, including France, and has been translated into 10 languages

From the Back Cover

A year after arriving in France, Englishman Paul West is still struggling with some fundamental questions.

What is the best way to scare a gendarme? Why are there no health warnings on French nudist beaches? Is it really polite to sleep with your boss's mistress? And how do you cope with a plague of courgettes?

Paul opens his English tearoom and mutates (temporarily) into a Parisian waiter; samples the pleasures of typically French hotel-room afternoons; and, on a return visit to the UK, sees the full horror of a British office party through Parisian eyes.

Meanwhile, he continues his search for the perfect French mademoiselle. But will Paul find l amour éternel, or will it all end in merde?

Author s apology: I d just like to say sorry to all the suppository fans out there, because in this book there are no suppositories. There are, however, lots of courgettes, and I see this as progress. Suppositories to courgettes I think it proves that I m developing as a writer. Stephen Clarke

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593054776
• ISBN 13: 9780593054772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 449