Sometimes a small detail can decide everything, and the�one that shapes the protagonist's career is the briefcase his mother has given him as a gift upon getting his first job. On�inauguration day, the�chief of staff�of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs trips over the�briefcase and immediately reassigns its owner to the the Eastern European and Siberian division of the Department of Developing Countries, also known as the Russian front. The banished owner, a bit naive, attempts to build a career within the Ministry, although he doesn't always succeed. A hilarious satire with bitter undertones that resonates with anyone who has ever worked in the business world, this novel was first published in France in 2010 with great success.
A�veces un peque簽o detalle lo puede decidir todo, y�el que condiciona la carrera del protagonista es el malet穩n que le ha regalado su madre por su primer trabajo. El d穩a de su toma de posesi籀n, el jefe de personal del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores franc矇s tropieza con�el malet穩n�e inmediatamente�destina a su due簽o al Departamento de Pa穩ses en V穩as de Desarrollo,�secci籀n de Europa del Este y Siberia, tambi矇n conocido como�el frente ruso. El due簽o desterrado, un tanto ingenuo,�intenta hacer su carrera en el ministerio, aunque sus intentos no siempre tienen 矇xito. Una s獺tira desternillante con un trasfondo amargo que le resulta familiar a todo el que haya trabajado en el mundo empresarial, esta novela fue�publicada inicialmente�en Francia en el a簽o 2010 con gran 矇xito.
