Hunger and thirst
Subtitle: food literature
By: editor, Nancy Cary; co-editors: June Cressy, Ella DeCastro Baron, Alys Masek, and Trissy McGhee
Publisher: San Diego City Works Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [San Diego, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9780981602042
Subjects: Social aspects; Literary collections; Symbolic aspects; Food; American literature; American Cooking
Description: HUNGER AND THIRST is a fine anthology of food writings, covering themes of metaphorical and actual hungers, including poems and songs, and providing first-person reflections on everything from vegetarianism to favorite or first cook books. A fine gathering of comforting, evocative essays evolves centered around an appreciation of food: perfect for any culinary collection seeking to add a literary dose. More than eighty contributors offer up unique views of food and drink, what we hunger for, what pains us or sustains us, what brings us joy as individuals, as family, as culture. This collection of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and art invites you to sit at the collective table we share as the human community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: - Eat, memory; title: - At the Kitchen Table; title: - The Blessings of Dirty Work; title: - Song; title: - My Body Knows; title: - A Little Poison, Along With the Sweetness; title: - Recipes.