A Waiter in Paris. Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City






A waiter's job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door… is hell. Edward Chisholm's spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious underbelly. The waiter inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you're fighting your colleagues for tips. It's physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. And with a cast of thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants and drug dealers, it makes for a compelling and eye-opening read.
Go to description and details| Publisher | Hachette Book |
| Pages | 370 |
| Language | Английский |
| ISBN | 978-1-80096-020-6 |
A waiter's job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door… is hell. Edward Chisholm's spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious underbelly. The waiter inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you're fighting your colleagues for tips. It's physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. And with a cast of thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants and drug dealers, it makes for a compelling and eye-opening read.
| Publisher | Hachette Book |
| Pages | 370 |
| Language | Английский |
| ISBN | 978-1-80096-020-6 |
| Cover | обл - мягкий переплет (крепление скрепкой или клеем) |
| Paper | Офсет |
| Finishes | Частичная лакировка |
| Illustrations | Без иллюстраций |
| Dimensions | 126 × 197 × 27 mm |
| Weight, g | 334 |