Be My Guest - Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity

Informationen zum Autor Priya Basil was born in London to a family with Indian roots and grew up in Kenya. She is an author and essay-writer whose work has been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She is the co-founder of Authors for Peace, a political platform for writers and artists. She lives in Berlin. priyabasil.com Klappentext The contemporary situation of inequality, shortage of resources and either welcome or vilification levelled at immigrants is considered in relation to international principles of hospitality at the table and in food culture. A warm, foodie-driven book on the commonalities that bring down the divisions. Zusammenfassung A meditation on the meaning and limits of hospitality today, from the shortlisted author of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize

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An intimate, delicious and thought-provoking story, told with warmth, humour and generosity NIGEL SLATER

Product details

• Authors: Priya Basil
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2019
• EAN: 9781786898494
• ISBN: 978-1-78689-849-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 204 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Food & society, Cultural studies: food and society