Stephen Clarke

How the French Won Waterloo - or Think They Did

Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial. If Napoleon lost on 18 June 1815 (and that's a big 'if'), then whoever rules the universe got it wrong. As

Merde! Rok v Paříži

Poslechněte si téměř pravdivý a neuvěřitelně vtipný záznam událostí, které se přihodily (nebo nepřihodily) britskému spisovateli a novináři během deseti let, kdy žil ve Francii. Knihu „Merde!“ vydal původně v nákladu 200 výtisků a chtěl ji prodávat přes svou webovou stránku, rozdávat přátelům nebo využít jako palivo při barbecue konajícím se při oslavě dobytí Bastily. Po čtení v Kanadském

The French Revolution and What Went Wrong

Legend has it that, in a few busy weeks in July 1789, a despotic king, his freeloading wife, and a horde of over-privileged aristocrats, were displaced and then humanely dispatched. In the ensuing years, we are told, France was heroically transformed into an idyll of Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite. In fact, as Stephen Clarke argues in his informative and eye-opening account of the French

Merde in Europe

One Brit in Brussels. Two French Women. And a whole lot of merde.The hilarious new novel from Stephen Clarke, bestselling author of A Year in the Merde andA Thousand Years of Annoying the French. Does Brussels really want to outlaw bingo, bagpipes and smoky bacon crisps? Are eurocrats trying to rename the English Channel? And can the ink in euro notes really make men impotent?No. Well, not

1000 Years of Annoying the French

Merde Factor

Englishman Paul West is living the Parisian dream, and doing his best not to annoy the French. But recently things have been going très wrong: His apartment is so small that he has to cut his baguettes in two to fit them in the kitchen. His research into authentic French cuisine is about to cause a national strike. His Parisian business partner is determined to close their tea-room.