Bite by Bite - Nourishments and Jamborees

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders , a lyrical book of short essays about food offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and little-known facts about nature In Bite by Bite , poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evokes our associations and remembrances - a subtext or layering, a flavor tinged with joy, shame, exuberance, grief, desire, or nostalgia. Here, Nezhukumatathil restores some of our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounter with a range of foods and food traditions. From shave ice to lumpia, mangoes to pecans, rambutan to vanilla, she investigates how food marks our experiences and identities; the boundaries between heritage and memory; and the ethics and environmental pressures around gathering and consuming food. Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate and funny personal reflections and Fumi Nakamura''s gorgeous imagery and illustration.

About the author

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the New York Times bestselling author of two illustrated collections of essays: Bite by Bite and World of Wonders, chosen as Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year and as a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. She has published four award-winning poetry collections and spent a decade serving as the poetry editor for environmental magazines, first for Orion and then Sierra. A professor of English and creative writing for over twenty-five years, she gives firefly tours for Mississippi State Parks and lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with her family.

Product details

• Authors: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Aimee Nezhukumathatil
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.2024
• EAN: 9780063282261
• ISBN: 978-0-06-328226-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Guides > Food & drink; Language learning: writing skills, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Creative writing and creative writing guides, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: INSPIRATION, NATURE: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FOOD STUDIES: HISTORY & CULTURE, LITERATURE: ESSAYS, First Year Experience / Big Ideas, Literature / Essays, Food Studies / History & Culture, First Year Experience / Food, Health, & the Environment, First Year Experience / Inspiration