Les Bidochon - Volume 3: In low-rent housing. - Lot 51

Les Bidochon - Volume 3: In low-rent housing. BINET Les Bidochon - Tome 3 : En habitation à loyer modéré. Fluide Glacial, [s.d.]. In-4 hardback, covers illustrated in color. The third installment in the saga of French sociological humor, this album definitively establishes Robert and Raymonde Bidochon as archetypes of the average French couple. Christian Binet deploys his genius to caricature the trials and tribulations of communal housing, with its intrusive neighbors, paper walls and pettiness. Binet's highly effective brushstrokes highlight ordinary mediocrity, transforming the mundane everyday life of low-income housing into a gritty human comedy. This tome is often cited as one of the pillars of the series, laying the foundations of "Binet" humor: a blend of tenderness and ferocious satire on domestic life. Descriptive condition (for the visible cover): Boards in good condition. Boards well white, colors remain fresh and contrasting. Corners and covers show very slight wear. A sound copy of this cult work from the Fluide Glacial catalog. A monument to satirical humor.