Balzac's omelette
Subtitle: a delicious tour of French food and culture with Honoré de Balzac
By: by Anka Muhlstein ; translated by Adriana Hunter
Publisher: Armchair Traveller
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781907973222
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Food habits in literature; Food in literature
Description: This is a delightful book that plunges into French culture and life in the 19th century by examining a carefully crafted appeal to palates with a taste for history
Notes: Translated from the French.
Table of contents: title: Balzac at mealtimes; title: Paris at mealtimes; title: Great occasions; title: Family life; title: The misers and the food worshippers; title: A young peach, a soufflé, and a towering dessert.