false <![CDATA[A Year in the Merde]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166307343m/10765.jpg 10765 24 Based on Stephen Clarke's own experiences and with names changed to "avoid embarrassment, possible legal action, and to prevent the author's legs being broken by someone in a Yves Saint Laurent suit," <i>A Year in the Merde </i>provides perfect entertainment for Francophiles and Francophobes alike. 878478 2004 A Year in the Merde total:1604|5:225|4:548|3:568|2:207|1:56| 1604 5491 2104 364 2 4 false false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 08:37:39 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 21:29:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 00:07:54 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 00:13:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 22 07:50:38 -0700 2007 Tue May 06 08:26:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 02 13:33:44 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 27 11:36:03 -0700 2008
I never read it, though.

Don't know why, but last week I felt an urge to pick i...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Aug 12 06:48:53 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 06:54:00 -0700 2007 If you want a truly insulting, xenophobic experience of "French Culture" then read this book. Otherwise, you could run into the middle of the Champs Elysées and scream in your most loud, incomprehensible, slang English, "I THINK THIS C...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Jun 15 05:48:14 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 05:52:20 -0700 2008 It is really funny and an very accurate portrait of French goofiness. I don't know how funny it would be to most people, but being an expat living in Paris, it is ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 04 20:38:10 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:12:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:20:12 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 13:47:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 18:07:49 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 18:08:48 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 23 10:25:15 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 10:31:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 18:47:50 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 23:29:25 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 17:45:09 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 17:48:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 13 16:06:45 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 01:06:25 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 15 14:08:50 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:06:56 -0700 2009 A Year in Provence) because of his raucous and often sarcastic descriptions of French culture in his 2004 A Year in the Merde and its 2005 sequel In the Merde for Love. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 10 22:44:51 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 07:01:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 11:28:34 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 11:56:31 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 09 15:46:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 15:50:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 14:05:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 14:24:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 16:42:31 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 04:26:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 28 09:37:07 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 19:31:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=10765