Einstein's Beets

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By Alexander Theroux

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Einstein's Beets by Alexander Theroux is an intriguing exploration of the world of food, examining the cultural, historical, and often eccentric aspects of culinary habits. The author delves into the symbolism and stories behind various foods, artfully weaving them into a rich tapestry of culinary experience. This book offers a unique perspective on food as more than just sustenance, highlighting its role in human culture and intellect.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a keen interest in the curious intersections of food and culture. Packed with wit and insight, it explores a wide range of culinary oddities, making it a fascinating read for anyone who appreciates food beyond the culinary experience as an integral part of human history and storytelling.

This is a prose nonfiction book about food and food aversions throughout history.

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Einstein's Beets by Alexander Theroux is an astonishingly original and monumental study on this enigmatic subject – the world of food and food aversions. Theroux explicates the inexplicable and often weird preoccupations of food aversions, unique among the thousands of books a year dealing with food.

What more reveals what we are than food – the fuel by which we move, the resource by which we grow?

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Einstein's Beets explores the complex and often contradictory nature of human appetites and our relationship with food. Alexander Theroux delves into both the animalistic and spiritual elements that influence our eating behaviours, presenting a fitting analysis in the context of contemporary food culture.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781606999769

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 June 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 784

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Alexander Theroux Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food New Release Cook Books Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alexander Theroux is an award-winning novelist, poet, and teacher whose prose works include Laura Warholic or, The Sexual Intellectual, Estonia, and the two artist monographs The Strange Case of Edward Gorey and The Enigma of Al Capp. His novel Darconville's Cat was chosen by Anthony Burgess as one of the 99 greatest post-war novels. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and children.