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A Waiter in Paris
- Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
- Narrated by: Orlando Wells
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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A Waiter in Paris
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Publisher's Summary
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.
He 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. Colleagues—including thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants, wannabe actors and drug dealers—who are the closest thing to family that you've got.
It's physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. But it doesn't matter because you're in Paris, the centre of the universe, and there's nowhere else you'd rather be in the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-08-2023
Fascinating listen
Sobering and funny in equal measure. Great writing, great narration, and totally absorbing.
Loved it.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-03-2023
Simply brilliant.
Sometimes you’re ready for a story to end, not this one for for me. From the quality of the story telling to the wonderful narration, this is a brilliant piece of work.
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- sue
- 23-08-2024
Humorous and also despairing
Loved the insight into the French and their philosophy. Writer has the driest sense of humour.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-11-2022
Sounds very familiar!
A must f or all in the hospitality industry, and who want a look in!
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- Richard
- 04-02-2024
Audible makes this book even better
Loved listening to this so much. It is very funny and the characters really come to life thanks to a stunning narration with all the various French and foreign accents. Cannot recommend this highly enough. My wife and I listened to it on a long car journey - we enjoyed so much we stayed in the car at the destination to finish it.
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