Paul West, A Young Englishman, Arrives In Paris To Start A New Job And Finds Out What The French Are Really Like.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 Pétanque. And, Yes, They Do Use Suppositories.In His First Novel, Stephen Clarke Gives A Laugh-Out-Loud Account Of The Pleasures And Perils Of Being A Brit In France. 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.
Dimensions: 106 x 174
Author: Stephen Clarke
ISBN: 9780552153072
Format: Paperback
Pages: 382