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25%OFFStephen Clarke - Merde Actually - 9780552773089 - V9780552773089
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Merde Actually

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Description for Merde Actually Paperback. 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? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.

A year after arriving in France, Englishman Paul West is still struggling with some fundamental questions:
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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's mistress?

In his second comedy of errors, Paul West opens an English tearoom, and mutates (temporarily) into a Parisian waiter.

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: ... Read more'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

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Black Swan
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552773089
SKU
V9780552773089
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-32

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 ... Read more

Reviews for Merde Actually
Edgier than Bryson, hits harder than Mayle
The Times
The season's word-of-mouth book
Daily Mail
Must-have comedy-of-errors diary of being a Brit abroad
Mirror

Goodreads reviews for Merde Actually


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