"Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir" by Georges Courteline is a novel published between 1891 and 1893. Subtitled "Tableaux-roman de la vie de bureau" (Scenes from Office Life), this satirical work offers a cutting portrait of bureaucratic life that became an instant success. The novel popularized the French term "rond-de-cuir"—literally "leather cushion"—as an enduring expression for office workers and bureaucrats. Its sharp observations of workplace culture proved so resonant that the work inspired multiple theatrical and film adaptations throughout the twentieth century. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
