The Gourmet [electronic resource]
Muriel Barbery2025
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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 th...
Main title:
The Gourmet [electronic resource] / Muriel Barbery
Author:
Muriel Barbery, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Pushkin Press, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (128 pages, 321782.0 Bytes)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781805333739
Language:
English
BRN:
528415
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