{"product_id":"the-gourmet","title":"The Gourmet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/em\u003e comes a mouth-watering tale delving into the life of a monstrous food critic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a lifetime of presiding over cowering chefs and pursuing sensual delights, France's greatest food critic is dying. Given just forty-eight hours to live, Pierre Arthens has one last ambition - to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, an elusive taste from his childhood. From his luxury penthouse at Number 7, Rue de Grenelle, Pierre casts his mind back over a lifetime of flavour: eating grilled sardines with his grandfather, the warm, crumbly pastry of an apple tart, his first taste of velvety sashimi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut orbiting around him are a cast of family and acquaintances, each with their own story to tell about the greed and ruthlessness that has paved the way to Pierre's search for the perfect meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuriel Barbery \u003cspan\u003eis a French novelist and professor of philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e She is the author of four previous novels, including the IMPAC-shortlisted multimillion-copy bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/em\u003e. She has lived in Kyoto, Amsterdam and Paris and now lives in the French countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlison Anderson worked as an English teacher in Switzerland, France, Greece and Croatia, before settling down as a consular agent and translator in the San Francisco Bay Area for a number of years. In 2008 she moved back to Europe and has since been working as a full-time literary translator. She has translated over 90 novels from French, including Muriel Barbery’s \u003cem\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/em\u003e and works by Nobel laureate JMG Le Clézio. She is currently living in a village in the French speaking part of Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.97 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533612732573,"sku":"9781805333722","price":69.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781805333722_39476859-63f7-40fe-8602-e35209e80aef.jpg?v=1766145549","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-gourmet","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}