Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir
Courteline, Georges, 1858-1929
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messieurs_les_ronds-de-cuir Release date is 2024-12-08
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"Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir" by Georges Courteline is a novel published between 1891 and 1893. Subtitled "Tableaux-roman de la vie de bureau" (Scenes from Office Life), this satirical work offers a cutting portrait of bureaucratic life that became an instant success. The novel popularized the French term "rond-de-cuir"—literally "leather cushion"—as an enduring expression for office workers and bureaucrats. Its sharp observations of workplace culture proved so resonant that the work inspired multiple theatrical and film adaptations throughout the twentieth century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Humorous stories France -- Fiction Male white collar workers -- Fiction
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Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messieurs_les_ronds-de-cuir Release date is 2024-12-08
Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
"Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir" by Georges Courteline is a novel published between 1891 and 1893. Subtitled "Tableaux-roman de la vie de bureau" (Scenes from Office Life), this satirical work offers a cutting portrait of bureaucratic life that became an instant success. The novel popularized the French term "rond-de-cuir"—literally "leather cushion"—as an enduring expression for office workers and bureaucrats. Its sharp observations of workplace culture proved so resonant that the work inspired multiple theatrical and film adaptations throughout the twentieth century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Humorous stories France -- Fiction Male white collar workers -- Fiction
PQ