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The epicures lament is a 2004 novel by kate christensen. A book was often propped against my whiskey bottle, but most nights i didnt read, i concentrated on tasting the food id made. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Kate christensen, author of the epicures lament and the great man anyone who grew up reading about magical wardrobes and unicorns and talking trees before graduating to less than zero and the secret history and bright lights, big city will immediately feel right at home with this smart, beautifully written book by lev grossman. Hugo whittier is an idle, antisocial gastronome, holed up in his familys ancestral mansion, smoking himself to death kate christensen is an. Jun 01, 2005 the epicures lament is a razor dissection of the inside of a rogues mind, with wonderfully subtle asides into philosophy, literature and, even, food. Lev grossman is a novelist and time magazines book critic.
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