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A Certain Hunger
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Eat, Pray, Love meets American Psycho in this riotously funny and deliciously gory novel.
A mouthwatering debut and 'one of the most uniquely fun and campily gory novels in recent memory' (New York Times)
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Dorothy Daniels has always had a voracious—and adventurous—appetite. From her idyllic farm-to-table childhood (homegrown tomatoes, fragrant cassoulets) to the heights of her career as a food critic (caviar and foie gras washed down with champagne straight from the bottle), Dorothy has never been shy about indulging her exquisite tastes—even when it led to her plunging an ice pick into her lover's neck.
There is something inside Dorothy that makes her different from everybody else. Something she's finally ready to confess. But beware: her story just might make you wonder how your lover would taste sautéed with shallots and mushrooms and deglazed with a little red wine.
'One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory... A Certain Hunger has the voice of a hard-boiled detective novel, as if metaphor-happy Raymond Chandler handed the reins over to the sexed-up femme fatale and really let her fly.' ― New York Times
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A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers is praised for its dark humour and unique take on crime fiction. Reviewers compare its protagonist, Dorothy Daniels, to literary figures like Humbert Humbert and Hannibal Lecter, appreciating the novel's satirical jab at foodie culture and media. The book is noted for its rich, sensory language and unique blend of horror and comedy, making it both an unsettling and entertaining read.
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ISBN: 9780571372324
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 July 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 279g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Chelsea G. Summers is a freelance writer whose work focuses on sex, politics, tech, fashion and culture. She is a former academic and professor with Ph.D. training in eighteenth-century British literature, a discipline that has proven to be shockingly useful when writing about contemporary culture. She was a columnist for the now defunct ADULT magazine, has a piece upcoming in Roxane Gay's Medium series, and her work has appeared in VICE, Fusion, Hazlitt, The New Republic, Racked, and The Guardian. She splits her time between New York and Stockholm, Sweden, and can be found on twitter @chelseagsummers. This is her first novel.
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