A Year in the Merde

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• A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke

  A Year In The Merde was recommended to me by a friend whose sense of humour is very much on a par with mine. I read it a couple of years ago and decided, on discovering that Stephen Clarke had written a couple of not-to-be-missed follow-ups, that I w ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

• A Year in the Merde By Stephen Clarke

  If the rising price of airline tickets has you spending your summer vacation on American shores instead of jetting off to the Cote d'Azur, Stephen Clarke's hilarious new book is the perfect antidote. (Readers too relaxed to turn the pages can check o ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

6 Reviews

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  Voulez-vous shag with me?

  The French world seen trough the eyes of a londoner lost in the streets of Paris... watch him learn learn "le français" the hard way!

  Hilarious, but you'll need a little insight in both English and French culture.

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  Nonethousand said on Jun 24, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  An Englishman in France, where he can't keep off women, trouble, and politics. Amusing.

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  KillingTime said on Mar 5, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Soooo Funny!
  [and he's right about French people!]

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  Ecila82 said on Mar 4, 2009 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

• You don't read this book expecting a masterpiece of literature, as it is not.
  ...But surely this is something you want to read when as a foreigner you are living in France!
  Sharp, accurate, HILARIOUS!
  It will crack you up...ABSOLUTELY.
  ...to remind you that books might not all be ... (continue)

  You don't read this book expecting a masterpiece of literature, as it is not.
  ...But surely this is something you want to read when as a foreigner you are living in France!
  Sharp, accurate, HILARIOUS!
  It will crack you up...ABSOLUTELY.
  ...to remind you that books might not all be masterpieces, but they can always be LOT OF FUN!

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  Bryterlayter said on Aug 27, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Read French culture through the eyes of a British man's year-long stay in Paris and get ready to laugh.

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  Silcatt said on Dec 9, 2007 | Add your feedback

• holy crap!

  this is very funny! about an englishman's discovery about everything french when he starts a new job in paris (envy!)... reminds me of someone i used to know

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  fatfacefan said on Apr 16, 2006 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 382 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0552772968
• ISBN-13: 9780552772969
• Publisher: Black Swan
• Pub date: Apr 01, 2005
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and eBook
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書, Livres Français, Česká kniha

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