Eating Words gathers food writing of literary distinction and historical sweep into one splendid volume. Beginning with the taboos of the Old Testament and the tastes of ancient Rome, and including travel essays, polemics, memoirs and poems, the book is divided into sections such as "Kitchen Practices"; "Food Memory: Identity, Family, Ethnicity"; "Eating: Delight, Disgust, Hunger, Horror" and "Food Politics". Selections by Julia Child, Anthony Bourdain, Bill Buford, Michael Pollan, Molly O'Neill, Calvin Trillin and Adam Gopnik, along with authors not usually associated with gastronomy-Maxine Hong Kingston, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Hemingway, Chekhov and David Foster Wallace-enliven and enrich this comprehensive anthology.

About the Author
Sandra M. Gilbert is a distinguished literary critic and poet. Together with Susan Gubar, she was awarded the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the NBCC. She lives in Berkeley, California. Roger J. Porter is a professor of English literature at Reed College. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews
"...the whole point of anthologies is that in among the old friends you make some new ones, and there are several worthy fresh acquaintances here." -- The Independent



Book Information
ISBN 9780393353518
Author Sandra M. Gilbert
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 511g
Dimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm * 36mm