The Ravenous Muse: A Table of Dark and Comic... by Karen Elizabeth Gordon

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From the author of The Deluxe Transitive Vampire comes this delightful collection of writings about food, drink, and the art of eating. Drawing on excerpts from more than 50 writers--Barthes, Balzac, Mandelstam, McPhee, Marquez, and Joyce among them--Gordon gives us a funny, surprising, and... read more

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Karen Elizabeth Gordon (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 067941861X
Page Count: 248

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Dewey: 641

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Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology
Books › Cooking, Food & Wine › Gastronomy › Essays
Books › Reference › Writing

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