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The gourmetMuriel Barbery

The gourmet

2009126 pages
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France's greatest food critic is dying after a lifetime in single-minded pursuit of sensual delights. But as Pierre Arthens lies on his death bed, he is tormented by an inability to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, which he ate long before becoming a critic.

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2 editions
  • Other · English · 2010
    Gallic · 9781906040314
  • Other · English · 2009
    Gallic Books · 126 pages · 9781906040260
GastronomyFood habitsFictionFiction, historical, generalParis (france), fictionFiction, general