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A funny look at the social and political dynamic of French village life.
Gabriel Chevallier’s delightful novel Clochemerle satirizes the titanic confrontation of secular and religious forces in a small wine-growing village in Beaujolais. The eruption begins when the socialist mayor decides that he wants to leave behind a monument to his administration’s achievements. He takes as his model the ancient Romans, who were famous for two things: hygiene and noble edifices. Thus, he decides to unite the two concepts…by constructing a public urinal in the centre of town. There is one problem, however: the chosen locale is next to the village church, and this outrages the ecclesiastical party.
*Perfect for fans of Joanne Harris’s Chocolate*
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The plot is a marvel of ingenuity and makes most detective stories look primitive by comparison
John Brophy
A fine satire, filled with humorous incidents and much subtle philosophy. It is for intelligent, open-minded people with a sense of humour
Yorkshire Post
The author has a wonderful eye for village types, and the village of Clochemerle is built up for us as a shining and integrated whole – he has chosen to employ his great talents in describing a series of people, episoded and conversations that are ribald, exaggerated and bizarre. I must confess that its rollicking grossness pleased me
Howard Spring
A full-blooded uproarious farce in the Rabelaisian tradition
Times Literary Supplement
| Weight | 0.237 kg |
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| Dimensions | 198 × 129 × 21 cm |
