Bruno Le Maire's latest novel, "Fugue américain", has provoked mockery on social media. The Minister of Labour admitted that he had not read the book, but only the erotic passage that "made him smile" The publication of the book coincided with the announcement of the downgrading of the France's financial rating by the U.S.

agency Fitch. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, did not say whether he would read "American Fugue"