Paul Pauley

L'École des contribuables — A bureaucrat, tax assessor, specialized in tax return and fraud, complains about his son-in-law's inactivity. He'd rathe

The Life and Loves of Beethoven — Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.

Topaze — A tale of a socially inept schoolmaster who must confront his own principles.

Black and White — A one-night stand with an entertainer threatens to destroy a woman's marriage after she gives birth to a black child.

Rothchild — An ex-businessman, ruined and reduced to living under bridges, uses the name of one of his companions in misfortune, Rot