Les Règles du savoir-vivre dans la société moderne

Being born isn't complicated. Dying is easy. Living, between these two events, is not necessarily impossible. It's just a matter of following the rules and applying the principles to get by."
Jean-Luc Lagarce

Les Règles du Savoir-Vivre dans la Société Moderne is a manual for young girls, enacting the habits and customs of a tidy life enabling them to manage their life path well: rules for christening, choosing one's fiancé, wedding ceremonies etc..,

This text is Jean-Luc Lagarce's adaptation of a famous manners manual from the late 19th century: Usages du monde, which was reprinted more than 130 times in less than ten years, and had a lasting influence. In it, Baroness Staffe describes, enacts and comments on the rules to follow in order to face life's great moments serenely and effectively.