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The Glutton

By A. K. Blakemore
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Exceptional Telegraph Shocking, sensual and moving... Unfailingly original The Times The 18th century is drawing to a close, and unrest grips France. Tarare has been born into a life of slender means, but when a sudden act of violence ignites in him a ferocious appetite, his... Read More
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One man with an insatiable hunger: a novel of desire and destruction in Revolutionary France, based on a true story, from the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning author of The Manningtree Witches.

One man with an insatiable hunger: a novel of desire and destruction in Revolutionary France, based on a true story, from the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning author of The Manningtree Witches.

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Exceptional Telegraph

Shocking, sensual and moving... Unfailingly original The Times

The 18th century is drawing to a close, and unrest grips France. Tarare has been born into a life of slender means, but when a sudden act of violence ignites in him a ferocious appetite, his extraordinary abilities to eat make him a marvel throughout the land.

Travelling to Paris and beyond, through the heart of the Revolution, he journeys into a world of upheaval and depravity, in which the hunger of one peasant is matched only by the insatiable demands of the people of France.

A baroque triumph... Unforgettable Financial Times

Incredibly impressive... As original as it is refreshing Irish Times

A tour de force of sustained, visceral brilliance Mail on Sunday

There are few writers who can be truly likened to Hilary Mantel, but Blakemore is one Observer

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783789214

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

A. K. Blakemore's debut novel, The Manningtree Witches, won the Desmond Elliott Prize 2021, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and was a Waterstones Book of the Month. She is the author of two full-length collections of poetry, Humbert Summer and Fondue, which was awarded the 2019 Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection, and has also translated the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo. Her poetry and prose has appeared in the London Review of Books, Poetry, the Poetry Review and the White Review, among other publications.

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