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Feminism, Fiction, Translation, Women In Translation

The Cheffe: A Cook’s Novel by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump

Read on its own, outside the context of a body of work that includes 13 novels, 4 plays, 3 children’s books, 1 screenplay and assorted essays, The Cheffe: A Cook’s Novel by Marie NDiaye is a deceptively straight-forward tale about the life of a gifted French female chef told by her lovelorn protégé. For readers familiar, passionate even, about NDiaye, it seems an outlier. Traditional … Continue reading The Cheffe: A Cook’s Novel by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump

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Cookbook, Non-Fiction

Lemonade is for sissies! – Canal House Cooking by Hamilton & Hirsheimer

We can’t all have Stewart & Ray for last names – and in today’s world who has the time to put together one of their recipes?  (30 minutes my a$#!)  Or the money to keep the pantry stocked with all the ingredients and the gizmos they seem to need for one lousy dinner party?  (a butane torch!?)  Slaving for hours in the kitchen definitely falls … Continue reading Lemonade is for sissies! – Canal House Cooking by Hamilton & Hirsheimer

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