01937cam a22003733u 4500 74861 UtSlPG 20260610134731.0 m cr n 260607r20241927utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 PQ Courteline, Georges, 1858-1929 Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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)) "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.) Originally published: Paris: Javal et Bourdeaux, 1927 Humorous stories France -- Fiction Male white collar workers -- Fiction Schwob, Marcel, 1867-1905 Sem, 1863-1934 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1525863r https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74861 115586 115586