From the author of the international bestseller The Elegance of The Hedgehog comes a mouth-watering tale delving into the life of a monstrous food critic.
'A foodie's delight; just don't read it when you're hungry' Daily Mail
'The exquisite descriptions of eating are like nothing you've read before' Good Housekeeping
After a lifetime of presiding over cowering chefs and pursuing sensual delights, France's greatest food critic is dying. Given just forty-eight hours to live, Pierre Arthens has one last ambition - to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, an elusive taste from his childhood.
From his luxury penthouse at 7 Rue de Grenelle, Pierre casts his mind back over a lifetime of flavour: eating barbequed sardines with his grandfather; the warm, crumbly pastry of an apple tart; his first taste of velvety sashimi. But orbiting around him are a cast of family and acquaintances, each with their own story to tell about the greed and ruthlessness that has paved the way to Pierre's search for the perfect meal.
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781805333722
Number of pages: 128
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
An exquisite French black comedy - The Times
A foodie's delight; just don't read it when you're hungry - Daily Mail
The exquisite descriptions of eating are like nothing you've read before - Good Housekeeping
Barbery's novel explores the food critic's quest through his upper bourgeoise Parisian eyes and via those with the less savory perspectives of him, in some seriously delectable prose - Electric Literature
Barbery has a knack for describing food, and for evoking the physical and emotional sensations it produces - Financial Times
An ode to the pleasure of good food . . . mouthwatering from beginning to end - Paris Match
A series of witty reflections on the life and career of famous, unlovable French food critic Pierre Arthen . . . lush and satisfying - Publisher's Weekly
Seductive - New Yorker
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