A YEAR IN THE MERDE by Stephen Clarke

A classic travel book on France and Paris. This is a used book in good, read condition: pages are clean and aging lightly, light wear to cover, has been read a few times, some creases to cover. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

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 petanque. And, yes, they do use suppositories.

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; and the perils of slippery dog poo (650 Parisians hospitalized per year).

Book Details

Code: SKU390

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 333

Published: 2004 by Random House

ISBN: 1740513738

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $8.00