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Of morsels and marvels / Maryse Condé ; translated by Richard Philcox.
Van Pelt Library PQ3949.2.C65 M4813 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Condé, Maryse, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Mets et merveilles. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Condé, Maryse.
- Authors, Guadeloupe--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, Guadeloupe--21st century--Biography.
- Food--Cross-cultural studies.
- Food--Philosophy.
- Cooking--India.
- Cooking--Indonesia.
- Cooking--South Africa.
- Cooking.
- Food.
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Authors, Guadeloupe.
- India--Description and travel.
- India.
- Indonesia--Description and travel.
- Indonesia.
- South Africa--Description and travel.
- South Africa.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 290 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Seagull Books, 2020.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Summary:
- "For many, cooking is simply the mechanical act of reproducing standard recipes. To Maryse Condé, however, cooking implies creativity and personal invention, on par with the complexity of writing a story. A cook, she explains, uses spices and flavors the same way an author chooses the music and meaning of words. In Of Morsels and Marvels, Condé takes us on a literary journey around places she has travelled to in India, Indonesia, and South Africa. She highlights the tastes and culinary traditions that are fascinating examples of a living museum. Such places, Condé explains, provide important insights into lesser-known aspects of contemporary life. One anecdote illustrates what becomes of the standard Antillean dishes of fish stew and goat curry by two Antilleans who own a restaurant in Sydney, Australia. Cuisine changes not only according to the individual cook but also adapts to foreign skies under which it is created. The author also recounts personal memories of her lifelong relationship with cooking, such as when Adélia, her family's servant, wrongly blames little Maryse for mixing raisins with fish and using her imagination in the kitchen. Blending travel with gastronomy, this enchanting volume from the winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel Prize will delight all who marvel at the wonders of the kitchen or seek to taste the world."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in French as Mets et merveilles"-- Title page verso.
- ISBN:
- 9780857426932
- 0857426931
- OCLC:
- 1129193725
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