Status
Available
Publication
London, Faber and Faber [1961]
Description
In the classic French novel The Passionate Epicure, Marcel Rouff introduces Dodin-Bouffant, a character based loosely on Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an infamous bachelor and epicure dedicated to the high arts: the art of food and the art of love. This edition contains a Preface by Lawrence Durrell and a new Intro-duction by Jeffrey Steingarten, the food critic for Vogue magazine and author of the bestselling book The Man Who Ate Everything.
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Rouff (1877-1936) was a poet, novelist, historian, and friend of the great Curnonsky, with whom he collaborated on La France Gastronomique. This novel is rightfully called "a culinary entertainment," and is carried along with delightful illustrations by Charles Mozley.
Language
Original language
French