The Birdwomans Palate, Laksmi Pamuntjak
The Birdwomans Palate, Laksmi Pamuntjak
List: $16.99 | Sale: $11.89
Club: $8.49

The Birdwoman's Palate

Author: Laksmi Pamuntjak, Tiffany Tsao

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden

Unabridged: 11 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/01/2018


Synopsis

In this exhilarating culinary novel, a woman’s road trip through Indonesia becomes a discovery of friendship, self, and other rare delicacies.Aruna is an epidemiologist dedicated to food and avian politics. One is heaven, the other earth. The two passions blend in unexpected ways when Aruna is asked to research a handful of isolated bird flu cases reported across Indonesia. While it’s put a crimp in her aunt’s West Java farm, and made her own confit de canard highly questionable, the investigation does provide an irresistible opportunity.It’s the perfect excuse to get away from corrupt and corrosive Jakarta and explore the spices of the far-flung regions of the islands with her three friends: a celebrity chef, a globe-trotting “foodist,” and her coworker Farish.From Medan to Surabaya, Palembang to Pontianak, Aruna and her friends have their fill of local cuisine. With every delicious dish, she discovers there’s so much more to food, politics, and friendship. Now, this liberating new perspective on her country—and on her life—will push her to pursue the things she’s only dreamed of doing.

About Laksmi Pamuntjak

Laksmi Pamuntjak is an award-winning Indonesian novelist, poet, food writer, and journalist. Her debut novel, Amba, won Germany’s LiBeraturpreis, was short-listed for the 2012 Khatulistiwa Literary Award, and appeared on the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s Top 8 list of the best books of the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2015. She is also the author of two collections of poetry and five editions of the bestselling and award-winning Jakarta Good Food Guide, and she has served as translator for Indonesian poet and essayist Goenawan Mohamad. Cofounder of Jakarta’s Aksara Bookstore, Pamuntjak was selected as the Indonesian representative for Poetry Parnassus at the 2012 London Olympics. She currently divides her time between Berlin and Jakarta. Visit the author at www.laksmipamuntjak.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Biondy

Kalau disuruh menyimpulkan novel ini dalam satu kalimat, saya akan tulis: "Cerita tentang Aruna, seorang wanita yang melakukan wisata kuliner sambil menjalankan tugas kantornya untuk menyelidiki masalah flu burung". Cerita utamanya, seharusnya, tentang Aruna, seorang "ahli wabah" (alias konsultan epi......more

Goodreads review by Sri

** spoiler alert ** Pertama, Aruna bukanlah tokoh yang gampang disukai. Nyinyirnya luar biasa. Bahkan kepada makanan. Padahal dia mengaku sebagai pecinta makanan. Yang asalnya super nyinyir ke rekan kerjanya lalu tiba-tiba dia bobok bareng gitu aja? Memang wajar ada yang bernama witing tresno jalaran......more