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  Clochemerle (Paperback) By (author) Gabriel Chevallier

  

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  Short Description for Clochemerle "Clochemerle" satirizes the titanic confrontation of secular and religious forces in a small wine-growing village in Beaujolais which begins when the mayor, wishing to leave behind a monument to his administration's achievements, proposes to build a public urinal in the town centre - right next to the church.
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  • Publisher: VINTAGE
  • Published: 26 October 2004
  • Format: Paperback 336 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780099453888 ISBN 10: 0099453886
  • Sales rank: 92,865

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Full description for Clochemerle

• Gabriel Chevallier's delightful novel Clochemerle satirizes the titanic confrontation of secular and religious forces in a small wine-growing village in Beaujolais. The eruption begins when the socialist mayor decides that he wants to leave behind a monument to his administration's achievements. He takes as his model the ancient Romans, who were famous for two things: hygiene and noble edifices. Thus, he decides to unite the two concepts...by constructing a public urinal in the centre of town. There is one problem, however. The chosen locale is next to the village church, and this outrages the ecclesiastical party.