Description
For French people “of a certain age” this was their version of a Derek & Clive LP. It never failed to bring a smile when people saw it on the shelf. I sold a surprising amount of French Language edition in the shop.
First published in France in 1980 by Éditions Gallimard, the English Language translation by John & Doreen Weightman was published by Virgin Book in the UK in the same year of issue.
Serge’s only novel, a story of a struggling artist. Struggling with his art and his gaseous bowels. When he finds a method of combining the two, his life is transformed …until he, quite literally, runs out of gas…. “Laugh?” In the words Derek (Dudley Moore) , “I nearly sh*t me-self”.
- Publisher : Virgin Books; (1980) UK
- Language : English
- Paperback : 100 pages Approx 11cm x 19cm
Reprint details
- Publisher : Tam Tam Books; New edition (29 Feb. 2012) USA
- Language : English
- Paperback : 138 pages new cover Approx 12.5cm x 18cm
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