Einstein's Beets by Alexander Theroux (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Einstein's Beets by Alexander Theroux This is a prose nonfiction book about food and food aversions throughout history. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Britney Spears loathes meatloaf and "all lumpy stuff." Arturo Toscanini hated fish. Ayn Rand despised salads. Alexander Therouxs Einsteins Beets is a study of the world of food and food aversions. The novelist and poet probes the secret and mysterious attitudes of hundreds of people mostly famous and well-known toward eating and dining out, hilariously recounting tales of confrontation and scandalous alienation: it contains gossip, confession, embarrassment, and perceptive observations. 08 02 "Does the world need an 800-page book on food phobias, as well as dislikes, simple preferences, aversions, obsessions, squeamishness, food fetishes, fixations, fashions, snobbery, and inverted snobbery? Simple answer: Damn right it does and with Theroux at the helm, you cant help wondering why it wasnt a thousand, two thousand pages long." Author Biography 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 Darconvilles Cat was chosen by Anthony Burgess as one of the 99 greatest post-war novels. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and children. Review Einsteins Beets digs up animal and spiritual drives that lure us to gorge and stir us to gag. Alexander Therouxs eager exploration of this compulsion concocts a subject suited for our foodie, fast-food, gluten-free, all-you-can-eat, prix fixe, happy hour, organic-this, vegan-that, voracious diet-doomed appetites.-- "PopMatters" Review Quote "Einsteins Beets digs up animal and spiritual drives that lure us to gorge and stir us to gag. Alexander Therouxs eager exploration of this compulsion concocts a subject suited for our foodie, fast-food, gluten-free, all-you-can-eat, prix fixe, happy hour, organic-this, vegan-that, voracious diet-doomed appetites." Description for Sales People A prose nonfiction book about food and food aversions throughout history. As food writing gets more literary, theres more writing about literary figures and food. Cooking and celebrity culture are more and more intertwined in the 21st century. All of Therouxs Fantagraphics titles are available from Turnaround. Details ISBN1606999761 Author Alexander Theroux Short Title EINSTEINS BEETS Pages 784 Language English ISBN-10 1606999761 ISBN-13 9781606999769 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence West Barnstable, MA, US Imprint Fantagraphics Place of Publication Seattle Country of Publication United States DEWEY 641.5 Year 2017 NZ Release Date 2017-06-30 US Release Date 2017-06-30 UK Release Date 2017-06-30 Publisher Fantagraphics Publication Date 2017-06-30 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-06-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97733040;

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