Pierre Desproges - Books

Books

  • "Le petit rapporteur" (1999) (The Little Snitch)
  • "La seule certitude que j'ai, c'est d'être dans le doute" (1998) (The Only Certainty I Have, Is to Be in Doubt)
  • "Les bons conseils du professeur Corbiniou" (1997) (The Good Advice of Professor Corbiniou)
  • "La minute nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède" (1995) (The Necessary Minute of Mr Cyclopede)
  • "Les étrangers sont nuls" (1992) (Foreigners Are Worthless)
  • "Fond de tiroir" (1990) (Drawer Bottom)
  • "L'almanach" (1989) (The Almanac)
  • "Textes de scène" (1988) (Stand-up Texts)
  • "Des femmes qui tombent" (1985) (Falling Women)
  • "Dictionnaire superflu à l'usage de l'élite et des biens-nantis" (1985) (Superfluous Dictionary for the Elite and the Well-to-do)
  • "Vivons heureux en attendant la mort" (1983) (Let Us Live Happily While We're Waiting for Death)
  • "Manuel de savoir-vivre à l'usage des rustres et des malpolis" (1981) (Handbook of Good Manners for the Uncouth and the Impolite)

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