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In Grand Street's spring 2004 issue, lies, tricks, and deceit speak louder than truth. Edward P. Jones invokes the grand deceiver, the Devil himself, in his new short story "The Devil Swims Across the Anacostia River."
Don Delillo riffs on Glenn Gould, Thelonius Monk, Thomas Bernhard, and the bleak isolation of creative vision. In a newly translated selection from his novel Distant Star, Roberto Bolano recounts the literary and revolutionary travails of the enigmatic Chilean author Juan Stein. While Barcelonan Enrique Vila-Matas, in Bartleby & Co., tracks the history of artists who, in the end, "prefer not to." Also in this issue are: photographs of Edward James's surrealist sanctuary Las Pozas; portfolios by Gillian Wearing, Anita Dube, and James Ensor; and poems by Major Jackson, Alice Oswald, and Grover Amen.
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The legend returns! In a post-apocalyptic nightmare, one man named Kenshiro protects the innocent from evil with the ultimate assassin's fighting style, Hokuot Shinken.
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- A note from the publisher
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Without Absolution
Amy Sterling Casil , and
Jim Blaylock
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"Exquisitely written, atmospheric, sad, spooky, and wise, Amy the single most competent writer I've worked with in over twenty years of teaching.”
— James P. Blaylock
“Amy's stories are always thoughtful, powerful, and gut-wrenching.”
— Dave Wolverton
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. . . Not so long from now, outlaw body artists could make you look any way you wanted?
. . . A new disease causes birth defects unlike any the world has ever seen and your job is to take care of these kids, including the boy with three eyes?
. . . A father clones himself for companionship, only to learn he is dying of cancer and his cloned son is the perfect donor?
. . . A lonely man uploads the personalities of his mother and his exwife into his computer, and they merge into a single, horrifying motherwife?
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WITHOUT ABSOLUTION is the first collection from science fiction and fantasy writer Amy Sterling Casil—nine stories and four poems by the only four-time finalist and one-time winner of the Writers of the Future Contest and frequest writer for FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION. These visions take you from a far future Arles, France to the starred Mulholland night...highly recommended.
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SF with a human heart.......2000-09-27
Amy Sterling Casil takes SF's obligatory "What if?" and makes the consequences of technological change both painfully and joyfully personal. For those familiar with Amy's work, this volume contains some well-loved favorites (such as her debut story, "Jonny Punkinhead"), as will as new works of fiction. In "Renascence of Memory," you'll meet an Alzheimer's patient whose health and memory are gradually restored. But is the miracle worth the price of memories perhaps better left forgotten? In "Motherwife," a man downloads the women in his life into his computer. Can he resist the temptation to tinker with their programming? Most especially don't miss "The Color of Time,"--an exploration of mothers and daughters, childbirth and death, love and art. This book won't teach you anything about quantum mechanics or string theory, but it just might teach you something about the person you see in the mirror every day.
Highly recommended.......2000-09-27
If you're familiar with Amy Sterling Casil's work, then you'll know what to expect here: thought-provoking, character-intense, high-class science fiction. If you're not familiar with Amy Sterling Casil's work, then you've got a treat in store for you. Of particular note is her breakout story, "Jonny Punkinhead," which originally appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
A note from the publisher.......2000-09-24
WITHOUT ABSOLUTION is the first collection from science fiction and fantasy writer Amy Sterling Casil-nine stories and four poems by the only four-time finalist and one-time winner of the Writers of the Future Contest and frequest writer for FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION. These visions take you from a far future Arles, France to the starred Mulholland night...highly recommended.
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Title: ... And what we've failed to do: the abuse crisis will never be over without a full confession and a freely given absolution.(the examined life)
Author: Bryan Cones
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Date: September 1, 2007
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California Pizza Kitchen Pasta, Salads, Soups, And Sides
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At California Pizza Kitchen restaurants across the country, many of the favorite dishes (and most-requested recipes) are not the pizzas! Customers keep coming back for the boldly flavored pastas, soups, salads, and side dishes. The follow-up to the bestselling California Pizza Kitchen Cookbook, this new cookbook serves CPK customers just what they ordered -- secret restaurant recipes, never available before. With gorgeous color photographs of the finished dishes throughout the book, CPK fans will be tempted by recipes for Oriental Chicken Salad, Spinach Artichoke Dip, and Kung Pao Spaghetti, to name just a few.
The new cookbook will include stories and anecdotes from CPK employees from around the country about favorite recipes, customers, and more. In the generous spirit they're best known for, CPK owners Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield will donate all royalties and proceeds from sales of the book in the restaurants to children's charities.
Just like the first CPK cookbook, expect Pasta, Salads, Soups, and Sides to be one of the hottest cookbooks of the year. The CPK chain of restaurants is bigger than ever, and thi5 new hook will be published in the cool California style that has made the first book and the restaurants themselves so popular.
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California Pizza Chicken Recipe a Disappointment.......2007-10-09
I bought this book for only for the jambalya recipe. It tasted NOTHING like the dish at the restaurant. I haven't tried any of the other recipes.
Good Choice!.......2007-09-27
This cookbook, California Pizza Kitchen Pasta, Salads, Soups, and Sides, will make a perfect Christmas gift for someone who introduced me to their appetizers at one of their restaurants last year. The salads, soups, and sides should compliment their healthy eating habits. This hard-covered book arrived in a timely manner and in good condition. I can not wait to give this special gift of delicious-sounding recipes.
recipes that are healthy and tasty.......2007-09-20
Very nice job of presenting unusal healthy recipes. Good photos which help a lot
Excellent.......2007-02-21
It is definitely worth buying it! I bought it because of the Spinach & Artichoke dip, at first I was little intimidated but as I read the instructions there was nothing to it. I've made a full course meal out of this book and everybody raved about it. I can't wait to try more recipes, this is definetly a keeper!
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN PASTA, SALADS, SOUPS, AND SIDES.......2007-01-09
WONDERFUL RECIPES. ESPECIALLY LOVE THE JAMBALAYA WHICH I HAD PREVIOUSLY SAVOURED IN ONE OF THEIR RESTAURANTS. WELL WRITTEN, WELL ILLUSTRATED. EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. I DEFINITELY PLAN TO PURCHASE THEIR NEXT BOOK.
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Having trained 30,000 dogs for more than 40 years combined, Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson know a thing or two about North Americas favourite pet. They share their wisdom and experience in this easy-to-understand, user-friendly, and comprehensive guide to selecting a breed, including: which breeds are good for small children, the elderly, the allergic, and the city-dweller; the characteristics of each breed; and which dogs are most compatible with different lifestyles. In addition, unlike most breed books, Paws to Consider discusses medical and behavioral problems typical to particular breeds, and offers fascinating information about canines and their potential owners. Kilcommons and Wilsons Good Owners, Great Dogs (Warner, 1992) netted more than 130,000 hardcover copies.
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Great book!.......2006-07-01
I loved this book! I had absolutely no idea what kind of dog I wanted to get before reading this book. This book separates the breeds into very logical chapters and also cross-references other chapters that the dogs would fit in. I love dogs so much that I was only able to reduce the number that I'd love to 19, but it made me consider breeds that I never would have before. Once I reviewed my 19 with my family, we were able to bring it down to 6 and I'm now doing research on those 6 in order to determine which one we'll buy. This is a great read if you're toggling between a few breeds and want to make sure you consider the good and the bad in the breeds.
SAVE YOURSELF & YOUR DOG FROM HEARTACHE.......2006-01-23
I wish I could afford to give a copy of this book to every library in the country. I have been a volunteer for different animal shelters and rescue groups for many years. Most animals are turned in to shelters because of a mismatch between the owner and their dog, or because people are unaware of what's involved in pet ownership. The authors give a very realistic appraisal of different breeds. I love "Dog Fancy" magazine, but so many times when they profile a breed they will describe "good with children if they are raised with them." "Paws to Consider" will be straightforward in telling you that a particular breed is not good with children. This book also helps you decide when is the right time to add a dog to your household. Too many dogs are given up because the owners have decided to have a baby and don't want to have a dog around the baby. Or an owner makes an impulsive holiday purchase and comes to regret the decision. It is frequently devastating for a family, especially the children, to give up a dog. It is also traumatic for the dog to lose its home and most of these dogs will be euthanized. "Paws to Consider" goes a long way to promoting happy endings for people and the dogs who join their families.
Absolutely Great.......2005-09-02
This book should be mandatory for anyone even thinking of getting a dog. Even if that dog is ten years off. Since I became interested in dogs and dog welfare, I have heard and seen too many times the unhappy scenario of dogs being dumped because their owners just did not bother to do ANY reasearch. Families duped by Beethoven, Lassie, and 101 Dalmations decide tv never lies and buy one for their young children. People who want a guard dog buy a Rottweiler for "protection" and dump it out in the yard. A calm couple wants a "small, quiet, easy-going dog", so they judge on size and get a terrier. A jogger wants a partner and thinks a great dane will keep up.
I love that the book lays it out flat that almost half the breeds listed require more exercize than the average Joe is willing to give them. Sure, we're all charmed by those Weimaraner costume photos... but will you spend at least an hour every day playing with it? Do you even have space for it to do so? Lack of exercize spawns so many behavioral problems that it cannot be emphasized enough. I know another reviewer complained that "too many negatives" were listed for each dog; I prefer it that way. Better that someone realize that the dog they want is too loud, too big, too headstrong, too energetic, too needy, too expensive, or even too gassy, than to get one and then dump it somewhere because they did not realize the mismatch. Or, even better, it may give someone new ideas as far as what is a good match. (Everytime I mention I would love a sighthound, especially an ex-racing greyhound, the immediate reaction is that I shouldn't take something so hyperactive. I say, uh-uh, if I wanted hyperactive, I'd get a lab!)
The book's organization is excellent. It starts off asking why you want a dog and what you want in one. It gives you a starting point as far as where to look for one, and I was ecstatic to see rescue groups mentioned, although I do not think the book went into them enough (it would have been great to say that you can easily find one by googling "[x breed] rescue [your state/area]", or, nowadays, on [...]). I understand that the authors assume the reader wants to buy from a breeder, because I think those people are the ones who will be perusing breeds, and the ones who really need the most assistance. (It's not mean, it's true.) Then the book does something essential - it goes over groups of dog breeds and what jobs they were INTENDED to do, and explains how it affects their behavior and temperament. I recently heard of a man lamenting that he bought a mini schnauzer who was obsessed with his rat cage and would not leave the rats alone. He had not read up that these dogs were originally bred for ratting!
There is a lengthy section going into individual breeds. There are always both pros and cons. Looking into my dog experience and research, I have to say these people know what they are talking about, even without looking at their credentials. The only drawback is that they do not touch on every breed, but then again there are so many it could make this book three times its size. I also think the "not for everyone" section is great, but could use more info. The more people are discouraged from getting Rotts and Pits on a whim, the better.
I personally think there is enough info here to find that dog you want, but it is always recommended that you look to other sources; the book itself says so. Spend time with members of your chosen breed, search the web, read other books. Then buy Kilcommon's/Wilson's Good Dogs, Great Owners, and you're on your way!
Informative and concise.......2005-08-06
The best thing about this book is the common sense advice the authors give--("If you live in an all-white house, don't get a Bouvier des Flandres"). The realistic expectations, both good and bad, outlined for each breed are infinitely more helpful than, say, the breed standards promulgated by the AKC. Most of us want a pet, not a show-dog. While the information on each breed is very specific, there is helpful information in the beginning for any dog owner or potential owner. I also bought "Good Owners, Great Dogs" by the same authors. Great book as well.
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.......2005-03-31
DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK, BRIAN KILCOMMONS AND SARAH WILSON ARE BOTH COMPLETE IDIOTS. WE USED THIS BOOK AS A REFERENCE WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR BICHON FRISE, WHAT A MISTAKE. IN THE BOOK IT STATES A BICHON CAN BE A 9-5 DOG SO WE BOUGHT ONE. BICHONS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO HOUSEBREAK,ALL THE BOOK SAYS IS THEY 'CAN' BE HARD TO HOUSEBREAK. THIS BOOK HAS COST US HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. WE ENDED UP GIVING OUR DOG AWAY TONIGHT BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET IT POTTY TRAINED AND AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT BICHONS DO NOT LIKE TO BE LEFT HOME ALONE. THE BOOK ALSO SAYS THAT A SHIH TZU IS A NINE TO FIVE DOG BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THAT BREED THEY ALSO DO NOT LIKE TO BE HOME ALONE ALL DAY. THESE TWO AUTHORS NEED TO FIND A DIFFERENT LINE OF WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS WHEN IT COMES TO DOGS. THANKS BRIAN AND SARAH FOR WRITING SUCH A CRAPPY BOOK!!
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The popularity of PEZ candy dispensers and collectibles has never been higher. With the sharp rise in people suffering from "PEZ-O-Mania," RIchard Geary's classic reference is now bigger and better with new discoveries and new PEZ products. Illustrated with hundreds of color photographs (including many new to this edition), this book will contribute more knowledge to the field and serve as interesting source for building a collection. A newly updated price guide is included.
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COLLECTORS DREAM.......2000-07-28
Once again Mr. Geary has out done himself. Just when you thought nothing else could be said about PEZ, Geary comes along with a book that is sure to be a hit with the true collectors. 10 STARS if It was possible.
Awesome reference guide.......2000-04-23
This book is the ultimate guide to pez collecting. Very informative and helpful for anyone collecting dispensers. If you don't like this book you probably can't read anyway. Must Have.
Very inadequate information.......1999-10-18
Don't waste money on this book. It doesn't even deserve one star
Great way to get to know Pez better........1999-09-05
You you want pictures and prices. This is your first book to buy. The book shows variations of diffferent Pez. The only problem the prices are old. The sale of Pez is exploding and the prices are going up and up, but this book will get you started.
Good companion to Geary's 1st book but not very detailed.......1997-02-04
This book includes mainly pictures and has more information regarding promotional materials, packaging, and accessories (t-shirts, etc.) than actual dispensers. Some information is slightly misleading but Pez afficianados will have little trouble enjoying what Geary has to offer here. Recommended only if you also have the first book Geary wrote ("Pez Collectables")
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The rustic (yet surprisingly sophisticated) design elements presented here make this an inspiring resource for cabin owners who desire more than "cookie-cutter" décor ideas for their lakeside or mountain home. Hundreds of vintage decorating ideas are pictured within fifteen chapters that reflect a once ordinary cabin as a timeless and relaxing showplace with personality and style. Chapters feature dishes, pottery, glassware, camp blankets, souvenirs, furniture, and ephemera that provide interesting accents for any vacation or weekend getaway. In addition, vintage sports, fishing, hunting, camping, and picnicking collectibles are also presented, as well as a special chapter on the Western look. Over 500 beautiful color photographs feature vintage cabin collectibles from the early 1900s to the 1960s. Companies whose products are shown include Old Hickory Furniture Co., Coleman Company, Inc., Rocky Mountain Pottery Co., Beacon Blankets, Buffalo Pottery, Evinrude, Stickley Bros., and many more. Current values as well as an extensive resources section and bibliography make this the most complete cabin collectible book of its kind. 11" x 8 1/2" 519 color and b & w photos Price Guide
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Fantastic.......2005-08-10
I have several books on rustic decorating and that type of thing. This book is one of my favorites. It's packed full of information, and acknowledges that the average person isn't going to be able to go out and furnish an entire house full of Bellinger paintings and antique Molesworth furniture. You will get a lot of ideas and have fun reading this book. But watch out...apparently this book is tasty for dogs, as my Bernese Mountain Dog loved it also! :-)
Filled with full-color photographs of rustic items.......2004-10-10
The beautifully illustrated collaboration of Dian Zillner and Suzanne Silverthorn, Cabin Style: Decorating With Rustic, Adirondack, And Western Collectibles is more than just another book of themed interior design ideas, it is also an invaluable and up-to-date price guide reference ideally organized for the benefit of do-it-yourself enthusiasts and collectors, as well as seasoned interior design professionals. Filled cover-to-cover with full-color photographs of rustic items ranging from wood canisters with pinecone designs to vintage fishing calendars and lanterns, and much more, each collectible is succinctly described with identification and manufacture information as well as a recommended appraisal of its value. Nearly all the articles presented are quite economical, going for $25 to $75 or so. An excellent sourcebook, Cabin Style is enjoyable simply to page through for inspiration.
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Techniques of Subversion in Modern Literature: Transgression, Abjection, and the Carnivalesque
M. Keith Booker
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Timothy Hyman , and
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Carnivalesque explores the history of humor and the grotesque imagination in Western art from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is structured around four themes: the Tumultuous Crowd, the World Turned Upside-down, the Comic Mask, and the Grotesque Body. Illustrations range from medieval woodcuts and misericords to drawings, paintings, and prints by Brueghel, Jacques Callot, the Tiepolos, James Gillray, and Francisco Goya. Popular imagery from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is set alongside satirical prints by Daumier, James Ensor, and Max Beckmann. Recent and contemporary works include sculpture by Louise Bourgeois and Paul McCarthy, paintings by Paula Rego and Red Grooms, and video installations by Marisa Carnesky and Leigh Bowery.
The book includes approximately seventy illustrations, with essays by co-curators Timothy Hyman and Roger Malbert.
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Carnival and the Carnivalesque.
Konrad Eisenbichler , and
Wim Husken
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From the Fool to the Wildman, from the irate Reformer to the festive Masqueraders, this collection of articles offers a variety of topics, approaches, and agendas in the study of early modern European theatre. With samplings from Scandinavia, Germany, England, France, the Iberian peninsula, and even the New World, this collection also spans time, from the late fifteenth century to the present. In the process, Carnival and the carnivalesque are examined from archival, Bakhtinian, cultural, and even political points of view. The articles in this collection reveal the variety and inherent vitality of scholarship in early modern theatre. The thirteen essays have been selected from presentations made at the Eighth Triennial Congress of the "SociÉtÉ Internationale pour l'Etude du ThÉÂtre MÉdiÉval" held in Toronto (1995), under the auspices of the Records of Early English Drama project and Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
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T he Carnivalesque Defunto explores the representations of death and the dead in Brazil’s collective and literary imagination. The recurring stereotype of Brazil as the land of samba, soccer, and sandy beaches overlooks a more complex cultural heritage in which, since colonial times, a relationship of proximity and reciprocity has been cultivated between the living and the dead.
Robert H. Moser details the emergence of a prominent motif in modern Brazilian
literature, namely the carnivalesque defunto (the dead) that, in the form of a protagonist or narrator, returns to beseech, instruct, chastise, or even seduce the living. Drawing upon the works of esteemed Brazilian writers such as Machado de Assis, Érico Veríssimo, and Jorge Amado, Moser demonstrates how the defunto, through its mocking laughter and Dionysian resurrection, simultaneously subverts and inverts the status quo, thereby exposing underlying points of tension within Brazilian social and political history.
Incorporating elements of both a celestial advocate and an untrustworthy specter, the defunto also serves as a metaphor for one of modern Brazil’s greatest dilemmas: reconciling the past with the present.
The Carnivalesque Defunto offers a comparative framework by juxtaposing the Brazilian literary ghost with other Latin American, Caribbean, and North American examples. It also presents a cross-disciplinary approach toward understanding the complex relationship forged between Brazil’s spiritual traditions and literary expressions.
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Hyperion and the Hobbyhorse: Studies in Carnivalesque Subversion
Arthur Lindley
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Reading Esther: A Case for the Literary Carnivalesque (Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation)
Kenneth M., Jr. Craig
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In this original interpretation of the story of Esther, Kenneth Craig offers to interpreters a new context for reading this often undervalued and misunderstood story. According to Craig, this story has been undervalued and misunderstood because its true genre, the literary carnivalesque, has not been considered. The defining image of the literary carnivalesque is the festival itself, whose atmosphere sets the tone, shapes the plot, and defines the images of the story. An integral aspect of this genre is the pairing of opposites and reversals, culminating in a literature that has its own peculiar kind of logic, a world of shifts, and "inside outs", and "turnabouts". Craig defines the book of Esther as the story of such reversals: Haman ends up on the gallows that he had built for Mordecai; and Esther emerges as the hero in this male-dominated narrative world. This book will shine a new light on the book of Esther as it offers to readers a new appreciation of the story's genre as a basis of interpretation.
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From the supplier: Applying Mikhail Bakhtin's notions of carnivalistic images to William Faulkner's 'Was' helps to explain why a story so bleak in its portrayal of plantation life can be so funny to the reader. Bakhtin claims that carnival derives its absurdity from an inversion of typical power structures, and a subsequent comedic effect arises as the usual order is ridiculed. Faulkner reverses the role of slave/master and hunter/hunted in 'Was' and incorporates carnivalistic images of gambling, the use of oxymorons to show irreverence and the ridicule of traditional figures of power to achieve a comic effect.
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Title: Elements of the carnivalesque in Faulkner's "Was." (Special Issue: William Faulkner)
Author: Sandra Lee Kleppe
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The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1993
Publisher: Mississippi State University
Volume: v46
Issue: n3
Page: p437(9)
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From the supplier: Branch XVII of the Roman de Renart is discussed in the context of ritual, and in particular a carnivalesque reading.
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Title: Ritual in branch XVII of the Roman de Renart (Mort et Procession Renart): A key to a carnivalesque reading of the texts?
Author: Alison J. Williams
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Date: October 1, 2000
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Volume: 95
Issue: 4
Page: 954(1)
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A tantalizing Caribbean memoir--part cookbook, part family history--by "one of the more talented novelists at work in the English language today" (Norman Mailer). Reminiscent of Like Water for Chocolate, Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit blends lyrical, evocative writing with engaging descriptions of how to cook the dishes of Austin Clarke's native Barbados. Winner of the 1999 Martin Luther King, Jr., Achievement Award and author of eight highly praised novels and five short-story collections, Clarke is considered one of the preeminent Caribbean writers of our time. Pig Tails 'n Breadfruit describes the way he learned traditional Bajan recipes--food that has its origins in the days of slavery, hardship, and economic grief--by listening to his mother, aunts, and cousins talk about food while they cooked it. From Oxtails with Mushrooms, Smoked Ham Hocks with Lima Beans, and Breadfruit Cou-Cou with Braising Beef, to Clarke's renowned Chicken Austintacious, each dish evokes the vibrant, sun-drenched island of his childhood and is accompanied by stories about the rituals of food and family. The result is not only succulent food, but a unique portrait of growing up in Barbados in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Customer Reviews:
Bajans Shouldn't Read this Book in Public.......2003-09-06
The more acquainted you are with the food rituals of West Indians (and Bajans in particular), the more you should restrain yourself from reading this book in public. You will grin, chuckle and gafaw, and people will stare at you.
Visit beautiful Barbados...........2000-05-10
This delightful book evokes the language and spirit of Barbados. The author weaves in tales of growing up in Barbados with memories of the food, 'hot cuisine', that fashioned his childhood. For anyone who has visited the island, this will surely bring back fond and enticing memories. Read the book, visit Barbados!
Descriptions of preparing dishes, lovingly detailed........2000-04-06
This culinary memoir of the author's childhood in Barbados describes his early introduction to cooking, his involvement with native dishes, and his progress in becoming a cook. Don't look for recipes here; it's more a memoir and biography of Barbados cooking, though descriptions of preparing dishes are lovingly detailed and rival James Beard's American presentations.
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