Clochemerle by Gabriel Chevallier

Clochemerle

by Gabriel Chevallier

translated by Jocelyn Godefoi

Penguin, 1957, paperback

Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little creasing and chipping, oil stain to edge of front cover and title page, uncreased spine, no inscriptions, age toned pages (see photographs)

“The story of Clochemerle has been the rage of France for many years, both as a novel and as a film. It is a candid, uninhibited comedy of the goings-on in a small provincial town, and of the fantastic feuds which developed from the decision to erect a public convenience near the parish church.  Only a Frenchman could cope with such a rollicking situation, and those who have a palate for the liveliness of Gallic humour will relish this full-blooded Rabelaisian chronicle.”