Apologie pour les nouveaux-riches

A series of satirical essays dissects the social type called the nouveau riche by cataloguing irritating behaviors, ironic traits, and comic vignettes that provoke public scorn. The narrator links sudden enrichment to wartime profiteering, market excesses, and state purchasing practices, and lampoons both unscrupulous sellers and complicit consumers. Anecdotes and sharp observation trace shifts in manners, language, and class relations, while probing who bears responsibility for these fortunes and whether moral outrage can compel restitution. The tone blends caustic humour with civic critique to expose the entanglement of private gain and collective failure.