

Gourmet Rhapsody
Author: Muriel Barbery
Narrator: Pete Larkin, Eliza Foss, Barbara Caruso
Unabridged: 4 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 10/10/2011
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Synopsis
Thus begins a charming voyage that traces the career of Monsieur Arthens from childhood to maturity across a celebration of all manner of culinary delights. Alternating with the voice of the supercilious Arthens is a chorus belonging to his acquaintances and familiars—relatives, lovers, a would-be protégé, even a cat. Each will have his or her say about Monsieur Arthens, a man who has inspired only extreme emotions in people. Here, as in The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery’s story celebrates life’s simple pleasures and sublime moments while condemning the arrogance and vulgarity of power.