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Kurlansky, Mark

 
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Synopsis

This anthology of food writings collects work from all over the world and from all ages. It includes Cato, whose 2nd century BC practical guide to rural life, "De Agricultura", the oldest surviving complete book of Latin prose, is rich in food commentary that illuminates his time. This is also true of Pliny the Elder three centuries later and Apicius, a chef who was one of the first great food writers. The collection pays tribute to writers for their social commentary, such as Emile Zola's observations about the fat and thin people at Les Halles market and Lu Wenfu's discussion of an inappropriate revolutionary retaurant in Maoist China. "Choice Cuts" also includes some of the many writings on food and sex, food and national identity and those food writers who were spectacularly ill-informed.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark Kurlansky is the author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, The Basque History of the World, Salt: A World History and the short story collection The White Man in the Tree. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780142004937: Choice Cuts: A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0142004936 ISBN 13 :  9780142004937
Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2004
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