The Best Butter
(publ. Simon & Schuster, 1955)
The Best Butter (French: Au bon beurre) is a 1952 novel by the French writer Jean Dutourd. It was published in the United Kingdom as The Milky Way. It tells the story of a Paris dairy shop during the German occupation, and how the politically uninterested manager adapts to the situation and collaborates whenever he finds it favorable. The novel satirizes the French attitude toward the occupation.
It received the Prix Interallié.[1] It became a bestseller in France and sold more than two million copies.[2] A film adaptation for TF1 directed by Édouard Molinaro was released in 1981.[3]
Publication
The book was published through éditions Gallimard on 10 September 1952.[4] It was published in English in 1955, translated by Robin Chancellor. The American title is The Best Butter and the British title is The Milky Way.[5]
References
- ^ "Prix Interallié". prix-litteraires.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6778-9.
- ^ "Au bon beurre (TV)". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ISBN 0852617690– via University of Michigan.
- .
External links
- The Best Butter at the French publisher's website (in French)
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