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By:Fr'd'ric Beigbeder,Frank Wynne
Published on 2008-06-02 by HarperCollins UK
ISBN 9780007229031
Synopsis
One Night In A Parisian Nightclub And The Aftermath Of A Marriage Provide The Stories For These Two Novels By Frederic Beigbeder, Award-Winning Author Of 'Windows On The World'. Both Novels, Translated Into English For The First Time Here, Are Narrated By Marc Marronier, A Shallow, Superficial, Rich Parisian Who Works As An Advertising Executive, But Concentrates Much Of His Energy On Frequenting The Demimonde Of Parisian Clubs And Bars. It'S A World Beigbeder Is All Too Familiar With, And His Caustic Observations Are All The More Accurate For It. In 'Holiday In A Coma', Marc Marronier Is Invited By His Old Friend, An American Dj, To The Opening Of A New Nightclub Called The Shitter (A Satirical Take On The Famous Paris Nightclub, Les Bains Douche). Taking Place Over A Single Unforgettable Night, The Novel Documents Everything From The Pit-Bull Bouncer On The Door, To The Drugs, Cocktails And Wannabes Who Frequent The Club. Marc Has Set His Sights On Seducing A Catwalk Model Any One Will Do And Is Trying To Keep A Clear Head While All Around Are Paying Good Money To Lose Theirs. A Catalogue Of Degeneracy, Drugs, Sex And Decibels, 'Holiday In A Coma' Is Written With A Fury And Passion That Reflect The Author'S Own Relationship With A World And He Both Loves And Loathes. In 'Love Lasts Three Years', Our Hero Marc Has Just Been Divorced And Shallow Opportunist That He Is Has Decided To Write A Book About It. He Has A Theory That Love Lasts No More Than Three Years, And Here While Recounting The Highs And Lows Of His Marriage And Taking Us Through Brash Nightclubs, Vainglorious Offices And Soulless Designer Apartments He Brings To Bear The Theoretical And The Empirical To Prove His Point. Both Frightening And Funny, The Book Reads Like A Diary: Sometimes Tender And Real, Sometimes Fantastical And Cruel, Peppered With Beigbeder'S Acerbic One-Liners And Trademark Wit.
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