The Dedalus Book of Absinthe - Couverture souple

Baker, Phil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1873982941 ISBN 13 : 9781873982945

Editeur : Dedalus Ltd, 2001

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the sort of book it would be very easy to do badly. Phil Baker has, instead done a magnificent job; it is formidably researched, beautifully written, and abundant with telling detail and pitch-black humour. Sam Leith in The Daily Telegraph 'As to whether absinthe is harmful or this book irresponsible - I don't give a damn. All I know is that the former is very pleasant and the book is informative, amusingly written and perceptive. As The Idler put it a couple of years ago; tonight we're gonna party like its 1899.' Nicholas Lezard, in The Guardian's Pick of the Week 'It reaches across time, this potent concoction of eccentricity and beauty. Alluring, then informative and witty.' Brian Case in Time Out

Revue de presse

Dwarfish Bohemian psychopaths in stove-pipe hats, ageless Louisiana vampires, Victorian books bound in human skin, fin-de-siecle brothels, strange Goth subcultures and lice-ridden poets: yep, it's a history of absinthe... An indispensable guide for the contemporary absintheur. --Class:The Magazine Of Bar Culture

'... packed with enjoyable anecdotes and eccentric absintheurs, and reveals why it has been the most demonised of all alcoholic drinks.' --The Sunday Times

'The book is an effortlessly engaging, robust little number, unpretentious and with a strong burst of humour on the nose.' --The Bookseller

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dedalus Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1873982941
• ISBN 13: 9781873982945
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible