APHRODITE; A Memoir of the Senses. Drawings~Robert Shekter. Recipes~Panchita Llona. translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.

Allende, Isabel

ISBN 10: 0060175907 / ISBN 13: 9780060175900

Editore: NY1998.Harper Collins., 1998

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black hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. remainder copy in fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. black ink mark on bottom, other edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining. first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). illustrated title pg. (photo of author)315p+ art credits. many beautiful color illusrtions throughout. cookbooks. cuisine. international cuisine. ethnic cuisine. folklore. autobiography. magical realism. latin american literature. eroticism. legend. mythology. sybarite. rabbit hamburger. zucoff surprise. love philters. shekter's vegetarian aphrodisiac. pebre.costa brava sauce. amaranta pesto. shrimp pica pica. ~ In Aphrodite, the internationally acclaimed writer Isabel Allende brings her magical storytelling powers to a highly personal and charmingly idiosvncratic look at the intertwined sensual arts of food and love. Blending personal reminiscence with folklore from around the world, historical legends, and memorable moments from literature~erotic and otherwise~Allende spices her narrative with equal portions of humor and insight. Assembling a feast of fascinating facts about the aphrodisiac powers of food and drink, Allende serves them up with both convincing admiration and due irreverence. She offers suggestions, both ancient and modern, for luring a lover, kindling sexual ardor, prolonging the act of love, and reviving flagging virility. Dipping into the cauldron of history, she reports on the lascivious appetites of everyone from the emperor Nero to Catherine the Great to France's notonous Madame du Barry. A personal ode to the pleasures of food and sex, Aphrodite celebrates the sensual life with joy and imagination. Allende's exuberance, storytelling powers, and naughty sense of fun make this memoir an irresistible treat for the senses.

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• Titolo: APHRODITE; A Memoir of the Senses. Drawings~Robert Shekter. Recipes~Panchita Llona. translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.
• Editore: NY1998.Harper Collins.
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0060175907
• ISBN 13: 9780060175900
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Disegnatore: Robert Shekter
• Edizione: 1st Edition
• Condizione: Fine
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Dust Jacket Included

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Riassunto

New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende celebrates the pleasures of the sensual life in this rich, joyful and slyly humorous book, a combination of personal narrative and treasury of erotic lore.

Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in Aphrodite to evoke the delights of food and sex. After considerable research and study, she has become an authority on aphrodisiacs, which include everything from food and drink to stories and, of course, love. Readers will find here recipes from Allende's mother, poems, stories from ancient and foreign literatures, paintings, personal anecdotes, fascinating tidbits on the sensual art of foodand its effects on amorous performance, tips on how to attract your mate and revive flagging virility, passages on the effect of smell on libido, a history of alcoholic beverages, and much more.

An ode to sensuality that is an irresistible blend of memory, imagination and the senses, Aphrodite is familiar territory for readers who know her fiction.

Informazioni sull?autore

Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Maya’s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Inés of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.