01619cim a2200313 4500 847209502 TxAuBib 20230615120000.0 050510s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781593977559 1593977557 ART 755 Audio Renaissance (OCoLC)60338376 ILM ILM BAKER HSA TxAuBib Clarke, Stephen, 1958- A year in the merde [sound recording] / Stephen Clarke. New York : Audio Renaissance, 2005. 4 sound discs (4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Abridged. Compact discs. Read by Gerard Doyle. A Year In The Merde is the story of Paul West, a 27-year-old Brit who is brought to Paris by a French company to open a chain of British "tea rooms." He soon becomes immersed in the contradictions of French culture: the French are not all cheese-eating surrender monkeys, though they do eat a lot of smelly cheese; they are still in shock at being stupid enough to sell Louisiana, thus losing the chance to make French the global language, while going on strike is the second national participation sport after pťanque. He also illuminates how to get the best out of the grumpiest Parisian waiter, how to survive a French business meeting, and how not to buy a house in the French countryside. British France Fiction. Tearooms Fiction. Paris (France) Fiction. Autobiographical fiction. Humorous fiction. Audiobooks. Doyle, Gerard.