Word: bouvard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Carnet du Jour, a listing of all the births, marriages and deaths of those who count in French society. "You're not really married if it hasn't been noted in Figaro," is a familiar quip. A 37-year-old boulevardier and gossip columnist named Philippe Bouvard cruises Paris in a Citroen equipped with television and a telephone. As he picks up tips, he phones any of 15 legmen and women to follow them up. "Before, only a name was enough," says Bouvard. "Now you need a name and a good story...
Gustave Flaubert, Bouvard et Pecuchet...