Club Of Angels - Couverture rigide

Verissimo, Luis Fernando

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1860468675 ISBN 13 : 9781860468674

Editeur : The Harvill Press, 2001

Synopsis

With the knowledge that every mouthful may be your last comes a special flavor, an added piquancy, that is hard to resist. Not for nothing is gluttony a deadly sin. At first there were ten of them. Once the gilded youth of their city, they would meet each month to dine fabulously and celebrate their friendship and singularity. But 20 years on, the world is not as impressed with them as they anticipated. Indignant girlfriends, distrustful wives, bankruptcy, divorce and death have weakened their bond - until Daniel meets Lucidio. In his new friend Daniel thinks he has found the recipe to reinvigorate their meetings. Lucidio is mysteriously taciturn but in the privacy of Daniel's kitchen, his genius recreates their favourite dishes as a gastronomic experience like no other. One helping is never enough. Particularly for a group that have always wanted more ...

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Luis Fernando Verissimo is one of Brazil's most popular writers thanks to his satirical columns in the national weekly Veja. He is also a celebrated novelist and cartoonist. Margaret Jull Costa has translated the work of the Portuguese writers Jose Saramago, Eca de Quieroz, Fernando Pessoa and Lidia Jorge, and a number of the most notable Spanish authors.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Harvill Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1860468675
• ISBN 13: 9781860468674
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible