Philippe Claudel has penned an absolute marvel of a novel in his Brodeck’s Report, from which I excerpt this bit: “Well?” “Well what?” “What did he say?” “He said he wanted a ‘collation’.” “A ‘collation’? What’s that?” “A light meal, he said.” “What are you going to do?” “What he’s asked me to do!” Everyone [...]
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Collation at Schloss’s
Posted in books, food, france, germany, tagged books, food, france, germany, philippe claudel on 20/08/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gourmets in Mannheim?
Posted in books, food, germany on 30/04/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just when I was beginning to despair of fine food in literature from Northern Europe, I come across Bernhard Schlink’s Self’s Deception, in which an ex-Nazi public prosecutor-turned-private-eye likes to devour delicacies in the midst of antagonising his girlfriend and making enemies of various other folks. Gerhard Self lives in Mannheim, and he wants to [...]
