Clochemerle-Les-Bains
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the irresistibly comic world of the fictional French village of Clochemerle, Gabriel Chevallier returns with Clochemerle-les-Bains, a satirical romp that chronicles the absurd ambitions of a small provincial community convinced that its mineral springs hold the key to wealth, fame, and social transformation. The bumbling municipal officials, scheming bourgeoisie, and gloriously self-important locals collide in a cascade of misunderstandings and petty rivalries that lay bare the vanities of French provincial life with razor-sharp wit. Chevallier's genius lies in his ability to use the microcosm of village politics as a lens through which he dissects broader human folly — bureaucratic pomposity, class aspiration, and the eternal French devotion to both pleasure and argument. Translated into English by Nan Fielding and published by the distinguished London house of Secker & Warburg, this sequel to the celebrated Clochemerle continues the author's tradition of affectionate yet merciless comedy, leaving the reader to wonder just what fresh indignity the good citizens of Clochemerle will visit upon themselves next.
Author: Gabriel Chevallier
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, Secker & Warburg
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the irresistibly comic world of the fictional French village of Clochemerle, Gabriel Chevallier returns with Clochemerle-les-Bains, a satirical romp that chronicles the absurd ambitions of a small provincial community convinced that its mineral springs hold the key to wealth, fame, and social transformation. The bumbling municipal officials, scheming bourgeoisie, and gloriously self-important locals collide in a cascade of misunderstandings and petty rivalries that lay bare the vanities of French provincial life with razor-sharp wit. Chevallier's genius lies in his ability to use the microcosm of village politics as a lens through which he dissects broader human folly — bureaucratic pomposity, class aspiration, and the eternal French devotion to both pleasure and argument. Translated into English by Nan Fielding and published by the distinguished London house of Secker & Warburg, this sequel to the celebrated Clochemerle continues the author's tradition of affectionate yet merciless comedy, leaving the reader to wonder just what fresh indignity the good citizens of Clochemerle will visit upon themselves next.