ɹˈeɪk fˈɑːloʊd, ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə fɹˈɛntʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd tˈɛlɪŋ ðə stˈoːɹi əvə mˈaɪnɚ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən stˈɑːɹ fɹʌmðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˌuː fˈaɪndz ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ fˈeɪm ɪn pˈæɹɪs ænd pˈʊlz hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɪntʊ ɐ dˈɑːɹkli kˈɑːmɪk tˈæŋɡəl æz hiː pɚsˈuːz wˈɪmɪn ænd ɐ mˈuːvi dˈiːl.
Rake followed, originally published in the French language and telling the story of a minor television star from the United States who finds greater fame in Paris and pulls himself into a darkly comic tangle as he pursues women and a movie deal.