The Gourmet jellemzők

France's most celebrated food critic is dying, after a lifetime in pursuit of sensual delights. But on his deathbed, Pierre Arthens is in torment as he struggles to recall the most delicious food ever to pass his lips - something he tasted long before becoming a critic. Desperate to experience it one more time, he ransacks his memory for this key culinary moment in his life.
Muriel Barbery's gifts as an evocative storyteller are put to mouth-watering use in this voluptuous and poignant meditation on food, its significance in our lives, and what it is to live well.