Travel to France

A Year in the Merde

Format: Paperback
Author: Stephen Clarke
ReleaseDate: 02 May, 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Rating:

Great look into Parisian society...


Clarke weaves a hilarious tale of a 20's something Englishman who tries to make his way in Paris as a new resident. This book was recommended to me by a friend before I moved to Paris and I am so disappointed that I didn't read it until after I got here and got settled. . . and hilarity ensues!

Clarke tells stories that seem too wild to be true, but they are hilarious because of their applicability to the reality of life in Paris.

I recommend this as an amazing, engaging and exciting read to any AngloSaxon about to relocate to Paris or anyone up for a good laugh.

A Borish Fantasy
Not only is the narrator a shallow mess, but Clarke never does anything to develop him. I expected the book to be an entertaining look into life in Paris, but was disappointed when it was just the author's way of writing down his sexual fantasies. Expect to find ridiculous sexual exploits that one finds on a bad episode of Desperate Housewives. It starts out good and then just collapses into awful novel writing. Truly a bad purchase.

Tips to survive in France
When I start to work in France now, everytime when I have the conversations with French no matter at work or daily life, I will remember some pieces of stories in this book and it make me smile. I'm now workin in France and I bought this book and the other one "talk to the snail", A year in the merde gave me a overview of how's the life in France through the eyes of Brit. Recommended this. . . if you want to have a better understanding of French people and the life in France.

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