Between Meals
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Between Meals
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An account of a year spent eating and living in 1920s Paris - an acerbic, affectionate classic of great food writing.
While on a year of study in Paris in 1927, Liebling acquired the friendship and tutelage of Yves Mirande, 'one of the last great gastronomes of France', beginning a joyous apprenticeship in the fine art of eating. Told with gluttonous joie de vivre, Between Meals expounds on the delights and pitfalls of a life dedicated to food, from bad rosé ('a pinkish cross between No-Cal and vinegar') to lobster à l'Américaine ('I have never personally inquired into the mysteries of its fabrication; I am content to love a masterpiece of painting without asking how the artist mixed his colours'), to a memorable stay at a Swiss slimming clinic with a masseur named Sprudli.
Witty, grouchy, and full of gusto, Between Meals has the exquisite sensuality of a Michelin-starred meal and the delicious, catty wit of the perfect dinner guest. It is a love song to food, wine, and Paris.
With an introduction by James Salter.
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Wonderfully readable and astonishing, Between Meals by A. J. Liebling is a rich dish in itself. It offers a droll account of his time eating and drinking in 1920s Paris, appealing to food lovers and nostalgics alike. Lauded for its wonderful food descriptions, it also serves as a cultural history and a coming-of-age tale of an American in Europe.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241637975
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by James Salter
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 134g
Pages: 176
About the Author
A. J. Liebling (Author) A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963. James Salter (Introducer) James Salter (1925-2015) was the author of the novels Solo Faces, Light Years, A Sport and a Pastime, The Arm of Flesh (revised as Cassada) and The Hunters; the memoirs Gods of Tin and Burning the Days; and the collection, Dusk and Other Stories which won the 1989 PEN/Faulkner Award.
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