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Balzac's Omelette: A Delicious Tour of French Food and Cultre with Honoré de Balzac
Anka Muhlstein
Translated by Adriana Hunter
#UE7652
Hardcover, 230 pages; 2011 (2010)
$19.95
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Anka Muhlstein's erudite yet breezy little book is built around her contention that Honoré de Balzac was one of the first authors in the world to utilize food as a major stylistic device in his writing. Focusing on Balzac's The Human Comedy and other novels, Muhlstein examines the way in which eating and meals evoke character, class, and atmosphere in Balzac's works as she entertainingly explores the nineteenth-century French culinary scene, when restaurants were just beginning to emerge. Witty and unique, this historical gastronomic tour of French culture via the discerning eye of one of the country's great novelists will be treasured by Francophiles, history buffs, foodies, and lovers of literature.
(AG)
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