Paul West, a young Englishman, arrives in Paris to start a new job - and finds out what the French are really like. They do eat a lot of cheese, some of which smells like pigs' droppings.They don't wash their armpits with garlic soap....

Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French can't quite believe that Napoleon had victory snatched from his grasp. Based on meticulous research and written with his trademark wit, the author of 1000 YEARS OF ANNOYING THE...

Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory?Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French.Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc?Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers.Did the...

Have you ever walked into a half-empty restaurant in France, only to be told that it's complet? Attempted to say "merci beaucoup" and accidentally complimented someone on their cute backside? Been taken to what you've been assured is the...

"The French Revolution and What Went Wrong" von Stephen Clarke bietet eine unterhaltsame und zugleich informative Analyse der Französischen Revolution. Clarke untersucht die Ursachen, den Verlauf und die Folgen dieses einschneidenden...

The Paris you never knew, as revealed by the million-copy bestselling author of "A Year In The Merde". He goes behind the scenes to reveal everything Parisians know about their city but are reluctant to share with outsiders! von Clarke,...

Stephen Clarke lives in Paris, where he divides his time between writing and not writing.His Merde novels have been bestsellers all over the world, including France. His non-fiction books include Talk to the Snail, an insider's guide to...

Edward VII was an English King made in France. While he was a world-class champagne drinker and serial adulterer, this unorthodox biography also suggests he was probably the most widely-respected European diplomat Britain has ever had....

Paul West, ein junger Engländer, kommt für seinen neuen Job in die französische Hauptstadt und findet heraus, wie die Franzosen wirklich sind: Sie essen Unmengen Schimmelkäse, misstrauen allen, die nicht französisch sprechen, und - oui,...

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," A Year in the Merde provides perfect...

In the ensuing years, we are told, France was heroically transformed into an idyll of Liberté, Egalité and Fraternité.In fact, as Stephen Clarke argues in his informative and eye-opening account of the French Revolution, almost all of...

Stephen Clarke lives in Paris, where he divides his time between writing and not writing.His Merde novels have been bestsellers all over the world, including France. His non-fiction books include Talk to the Snail, an insider's guide to...