In the Kitchen - Rilegato

Ali, Monica

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ISBN 10: 141657168X ISBN 13: 9781416571681

Casa editrice: Scribner, 2009

Riassunto

Struggling to maintain his culinary integrity in a hotel restaurant surrounded by an unruly if talented staff of cooks, executive chef Gabriel Lightfoot finds his secret ambition to become the hotel's owner compromised by the murder of a porter, his father's cancer diagnosis, and pressure from his girlfriend and investors. By the author of Brick Lane.

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Recensione:

"Part Kitchen Confidential, part murder mystery, [Ali] uses a posh hotel as a window into British society."--The Daily Beast

“All the ingredients for a sizzling tale are present: A sudden death that may or may not be accidental. A middle-age chef on the verge of a breakdown. Sexual obsession. An illicit affair. A nefarious plot involving human smuggling.”—Thrity Umrigar, Boston Globe

“Gabriel Lightfoot is an unforgettable protagonist, his descent into lunacy frighteningly recognizable, individual, profound.”—Pam Houston, O, the Oprah Magazine

“A wonderful writer... Evocative ... terrific.”—Janice Kaplan on “Good Morning America”

“The kitchen scenes are superb.... and the dialogue crackles with authenticity.... [A] serious and intelligent take on the hidden world of Britain's illegal immigrants.”—Conan Putnam, Chicago Tribune

"What pungency in her prose, what immediacy... You cannot help admiring the power of this writer.... Unforgettable.”—Martin Rubin, Washington Times

"Ali gets the kitchen just right and Gabriel is a sympathetic and beautifully realized character."--Time

"Remarkable... A meditation on free will and what it means to be a human being trying to control one's life."--Columbus Dispatch

"Ali is an expert at detailing the immigrant experience in London... Ali possesses great powers of lyricism and insight."--Christian Science Monitor

"Ali writes with wit and sympathy about the many twists and turns that define our lives."--Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

L'autore:

MONICA ALI  has been named by Granta as one of the twenty best young British novelists. She is the author of In the Kitchen, Alentejo Blue, and Brick Lane, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She lives in London with her husband and two children.

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• Editore: Scribner
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 141657168X
• ISBN 13: 9781416571681
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 436