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The novel was an instant success and has led to numerous followups, including dial m for merde 2008, 1,000 years of annoying the french 2010, and paris revealed stephen clarke is the bestselling author of seven books of fiction and. Only awkward englishspeakers think it starts in january. Have you read the book, a year in the merde by stephen clarke. Yes, it could be said that clarke s antihero, paul west is narrow minded, self absorbed, and often unpleasant.
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