The Club of Angels
A literary mystery about cooking and gourmands by one of Brazil's most popular authors.The Club of Angels is an irresistible, enticing book about the sin of gluttony. With wit and dark humor, Verissimo tells the story of ten well-to-do men who meet every month to dine fabulously. When their...
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A literary mystery about cooking and gourmands by one of Brazil's most popular authors.The Club of Angels is an irresistible, enticing book about the sin of gluttony. With wit and dark humor, Verissimo tells the story of ten well-to-do men who meet every month to dine fabulously. When their leader and chef dies of AIDS, he is replaced by a mysterious, strangely taciturn cook who gives them gastronomic experiences to die for!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780811217552 (0811217558)
Publish date: June 17th 2008
Publisher: New Directions
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Series: Plenos Pecados
This is a nice tale of gluttony and death, a parable of some sort. However, I felt that near the end, the platitudes of a detective story were becoming too apparent for what is essentially a non-detective story.Upfront, I was expecting more from this book and when I finished it I felt a bit disappoi...
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