Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love
Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Contemporary Women, Literary
| Author: | Lara Vapnyar | ISBN: | 9780307377616 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | June 3, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lara Vapnyar |
| ISBN: | 9780307377616 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | June 3, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
Each of Lara Vapnyar's six stories invites us into a world where food and love intersect, along with the overlapping pleasures and frustrations of Vapnyar's uniquely captivating characters. Meet Nina, a recent arrival from Russia, for whom colorful vegetables represent her own fresh hopes and dreams . . . Luda and Milena, who battle over a widower in their English class with competing recipes for cheese puffs, spinach pies, and meatballs . . . and Sergey, who finds more comfort in the borscht made by a paid female companion than in her sexual ministrations. They all crave the taste and smell of home, wherever—and with whomever—that may turn out to be. A roundup of recipes are the final taste of this delicious collection.
Each of Lara Vapnyar's six stories invites us into a world where food and love intersect, along with the overlapping pleasures and frustrations of Vapnyar's uniquely captivating characters. Meet Nina, a recent arrival from Russia, for whom colorful vegetables represent her own fresh hopes and dreams . . . Luda and Milena, who battle over a widower in their English class with competing recipes for cheese puffs, spinach pies, and meatballs . . . and Sergey, who finds more comfort in the borscht made by a paid female companion than in her sexual ministrations. They all crave the taste and smell of home, wherever—and with whomever—that may turn out to be. A roundup of recipes are the final taste of this delicious collection.
