Balzac's omelette : a delicious tour of French food and culture with Honoré de Balzac / Anka Muhlstein ; translated from the French by Adriana Hunter

By:

Muhlstein, Anka, 1935-

Contributor(s):

Hunter, Adriana [traductora]

Language: eng Original language: French Publication details: New York : Other Press, 2011.Description: xvi, 230 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cmISBN:

9781590514733
1590514734

Uniform titles:

Garçon, un cent d'huîtres, Balzac et la table. English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

843/.7

LOC classification:

PQ 2178 M952b 2011

Contents:

Balzac at mealtimes Paris at mealtimes Great occasions Family life The misers and the food worshippers A young peach, a soufflé, and a towering dessert

Summary: Balzac uses food and the art of the table as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing more suggestively than money, appearances, and other more conventional trappings. Full of surprises and insights, "Balzac's Omelet" invites readers to taste anew Balzac's genius as a writer

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PQ 2178 M952b 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000162981

"Originally published in French as Garçon, un cent d'huîtres, Balzac et la table by Odile Jacob in 2010."

Balzac at mealtimes
Paris at mealtimes
Great occasions
Family life
The misers and the food worshippers
A young peach, a soufflé, and a towering dessert

Balzac uses food and the art of the table as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing more suggestively than money, appearances, and other more conventional trappings. Full of surprises and insights, "Balzac's Omelet" invites readers to taste anew Balzac's genius as a writer

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