Balzac's Omelette : A Delicious Tour of French Food and Culture with Honore Balzac

Name: Balzac's Omelette
Brand: Haus Publishing
SKU: 9781907973222
Price: 2350 KES
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ISBN: 9781907973222

by Anka Muhlstein

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1907973222

ISBN-13 9781907973222

Publisher Haus Publishing

Imprint Armchair Traveller

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 1st, 2012

Print length 220 Pages

Weight 260 grams

Dimensions 16.90 x 13.00 x 1.90 cms

Product Classification: Literary companions, book reviews & guides Literary companions, book reviews and guides Cultural studies: food and society Food & society Travel writing

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Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. This title describes the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings.

'Tell me where you eat, what you eat, and at what time you eat, and I will tell you who you are'. This is the motto of Anka Muhlstein's erudite and witty book about the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings. It is not a coincidence that Balzac was the first in French literature to tackle this appetizing topic. Before the French Revolution, a traveller in France was apt to find local food scarce, tasteless, and of doubtful appearance. Restaurants did not even exist! Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. Full of surprise and insights, "Balzac's Omelette" invites you to taste a new French literature and cuisine.

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