The Glutton Synopsis
'Exceptional' Telegraph
'Shocking, sensual and moving... Unfailingly original' The Times
The 18th century is drawing to a close, and unrest grips France. Tarare has been born into a life of slender means, but when a sudden act of violence ignites in him a ferocious appetite, his extraordinary abilities to eat make him a marvel throughout the land. Travelling to Paris and beyond, through the heart of the Revolution, he journeys into a world of upheaval and depravity, in which the hunger of one peasant is matched only by the insatiable demands of the people of France.
'A baroque triumph... Unforgettable' Financial Times
'Incredibly impressive... As original as it is refreshing' Irish Times
'A tour de force of sustained, visceral brilliance' Mail on Sunday
'There are few writers who can be truly likened to Hilary Mantel, but Blakemore is one' Observer
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781783789214 |
| Publication date: |
6th June 2024 |
| Author: |
A. K. Blakemore |
| Publisher: |
Granta Books an imprint of Granta Publications |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
324 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Historical Fiction
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A. K. Blakemore Press Reviews
'An embarrassment of riches. A sensory assault fit to slap any reader awake with its gorgeous glut of baroque prose and wise, poised lessons on life, pleasure, class, desire, and love' -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave
'The Glutton contains some of the most striking writing I have read in a very long time. An audacious and humane study of desire, pain and tenderness; a remarkable book about a remarkable subject by a remarkable writer' -- Keiran Goddard, author of Hourglass
'An extraordinary accomplishment, a truly horrible and truly glorious novel. I devoured it. AK Blakemore's intelligence is tempered by a profound and merciful human compassion, and the tragic making and breaking of Tarare is going to be with me for quite some time. Heartbreaking' -- Annie Garthwaite
'Relentless and shocking, bursting with life in all its thrilling vulgarity, The Glutton will dog your days. Blakemore's history is not to be tiptoed around. Her prose is unstoppable, full of bawdy viscera, singing of the cruelty and seduction of the past... It will have you squirming between sympathy and revulsion, pleasure and pain' -- Alex Hyde
