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Muriel Barbery
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The Gourmet |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
| Binding: |
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Hardcover |
| Pages: |
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136 |
| Date: |
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2009-09-01 |
| ISBN: |
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1906040265 |
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Gallic Books |
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0.57 pounds |
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0.0 x 5.08 x 7.8 inches |
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First Edition UK |
| Previous givers: |
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2 Dorit (Israel), tinuviel (Australia) |
| Previous moochers: |
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2 Chaya Bluma (Israel), issy05 (Australia) |
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Product Description
France's greatest food critic is dying, after a lifetime in single-minded pursuit of sensual delights. But as Pierre Arthens lies on his death bed, he is tormented by an inability to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, which he ate long before becoming a critic. Desperate to taste it one more time, he looks back over the years to see if he can pin down the elusive dish. Revealing far more than his love of great food, the narration by this larger-than-life individual alternates with the voices of those closest to him and their own experiences of the man. Muriel Barbery's gifts as an evocative storyteller are put to mouth-watering use in this voluptuous and poignant meditation on food and its deeper significance in our lives. A delectable treat to savour.
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Marianne (Australia) (2011/11/08):
The Gourmet is the first novel by Muriel Barbery. Pierre Arthens, France’s greatest food critic, is dying. As he lies on his deathbed in his Rue de Grenelle apartment, he is tormented by his inability to recall the most delicious food to pass his lips, long before he became a critic. The story is narrated by Arthens himself, as he recalls meals and times in his life in an effort to identify the elusive dish; the people and things in his life also recount their experiences and opinions of him. Barbery’s own childhood in Morocco is in evidence, and the apartment building and the concierge make a further appearance in Barbery’s next and very popular novel, “The Elegance of the Hedghog”. I wondered how the musings of a dying man could make much of a novel, but this is a feast of words, a banquet of mouth-watering and evocative descriptions. Alison Anderson has done a first class job of translation. This is truly a treat to relish.
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http://bookmooch.com/1906040265 |
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