The Gourmet (eBook)

Muriel Barbery (Autor)

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2025
128 Seiten
Pushkin Press (Verlag)
978-1-80533-373-9 (ISBN)

Infos

From the author of the international bestseller The Elegance of The Hedgehog comes a mouth-watering tale delving into the life of a monstrous food critic.
'A foodie's delight; just don't read it when you're hungry'Daily Mail
'The exquisite descriptions of eating are like nothing you've read before' Good Housekeeping
After a lifetime of presiding over cowering chefs and pursuing sensual delights, France's greatest food critic is dying. Given just forty-eight hours to live, Pierre Arthens has one last ambition - to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, an elusive taste from his childhood.
From his luxury penthouse at 7 Rue de Grenelle, Pierre casts his mind back over a lifetime of flavour: eating barbequed sardines with his grandfather; the warm, crumbly pastry of an apple tart; his first taste of velvety sashimi. But orbiting around him are a cast of family and acquaintances, each with their own story to tell about the greed and ruthlessness that has paved the way to Pierre's search for the perfect meal.

Autor

Muriel Barbery is the author of four previous novels, including the IMPAC-shortlisted multimillion-copy bestseller The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She has lived in Kyoto, Amsterdam and Paris and now lives in the French countryside.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2025
• Übersetzer: Alison Anderson
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken
• Schlagworte: alternate points of view • best food writing • books about chefs • culinary exploration • culinary fiction • deathbed • Deathbed reflections • flawed protagonist • Food and identity • food critic • food critics • foodie fiction • food writing • French cuisine • French fiction • gastronomy and memory • introspection and relationships • life through food • literary fiction • looking back on life • memorable meals • memories of food • mistreated wife • Mouthwatering Food Writing • Parisian setting • Pet Cat • Scary Chef • search for lost taste • Sensory Experience • The Bear • uncaring father
• ISBN-10: 1-80533-373-9 / 1805333739
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80533-373-9 / 9781805333739