16 Top fiction books like The Passionate Epicure: La Vie et la Passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet (Modern Library (Paperback)) by Marcel Rouff

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The Passionate Epicure: La Vie et la Passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet (Modern Library (Paperback))

By: Marcel Rouff

3.64

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In the classic French novel The Passionate Epicure , Marcel Rouff introduces Dodin-Bouffant, a char…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Passionate Epicure: La Vie et la Passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet (Modern Library (Paperback)) by Marcel Rouff , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Man Who Ate Everything

By: Jeffrey Steingarten

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

When Jeffrey Steingarten was appointed food critic for Vogue, he systematically set out to overcome… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • food writing
Cover of The Missing Ones (Detective Lottie Parker, #1) by Patricia Gibney

2. The Missing Ones (Detective Lottie Parker, #1)

By: Patricia Gibney

4.20

Format: None pages,

The hole they dug was not deep. A white flour bag encased the little body. Three small faces watche… read more

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  • fiction
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3. Et puis, Paulette...

By: Barbara Constantine

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ferdinand vit seul dans sa grande ferme vide. Et ca ne le rend pas franchement joyeux. Un jour, apr… read more

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  • france
  • fiction

4. Strangers

By: Taichi Yamada , None

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, Strangersis a thinking man's ghost story. When Harada, a… read more

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5. The Invention of Morel

By: Jorge Luis Borges , Suzanne Jill Levine , Adolfo Bioy Casares , Norah Borges de Torre , Ruth L.C. Simms

4.00

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

Jorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn… read more

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  • fiction
"So I was dead! The thought delighted me."

-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel

"The sea is endless when you are in a rowboat."

-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel

"To be sure, nothing created by man is perfect."

-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel

"It is frightening to accept so much good fortune!"

-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel

6. Train Dreams

By: Denis Johnson

3.67

Format: 272 pages,

Denis Johnson's Train Dreamsis an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fiction… read more

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7. How to Cook a Wolf

By: M.F.K. Fisher

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

M.F.K. Fisher's guide to living happily even in trying times, which was first published during the … read more

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8. Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)

By: Armistead Maupin

4.00

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

San Francisco, 1976. A naïve young secretary, fresh out of Cleveland, tumbles headlong into a brave… read more

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"Small world, huh?"

-Armistead Maupin, Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)

"We’re gonna be … I mean people like you and me … we’re gonna be fifty-year-old libertines in a world full of twenty-year-old Calvinists."

-Armistead Maupin, Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)

"The thing that bugs me... is that you never really know what women are like... not for a long time, anyway. They only show you what they want you to see." Michael nodded. "So you fantasize over all t…"

-Armistead Maupin, Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)

"Nobody's happy. What's happy? Happiness is over when the lights come on." The older woman poured herself a glass of sangria. "Screw that," she said quietly. "What?" "Screw that. Wash your mouth out. …"

-Armistead Maupin, Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)

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9. Veiller sur elle

By: Jean-Baptiste Andrea

4.28

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

​Au grand jeu du destin, Mimo a tiré les mauvaises cartes. Né pauvre, il est confié en apprentissag… read more

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  • france
  • fiction
"Les mots ont un sens, nommer c'est comprendre"

-Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Veiller sur elle

Cover of The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16) by Jeffery Deaver

10. The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and killin… read more

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  • fiction
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11. The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Par… read more

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  • food
  • france
  • fiction
"That is the most expensive spice in the world. It comes from the Valley of Flowers, where everyone's hands are red from separating the saffron from the blossoms. Each flower has just three strands, s…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The fat was bubbling in a pot on the stove. The potatoes went in, were snatched out, then plunged back in. They emerged crisp and golden; Richard sprinkled them with salt and piled them on a platter,…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle of black encircled each opalescent heart; she thought of orchids. Triangles of le…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"A waiter set a small tart of caramelized pears before each of them and added a dab of licorice ice cream. Next came bananas topped with passion fruit and black pepper, little pirouettes of pleasure. …"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

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12. Monique s'évade

By: Édouard Louis

4.20

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Une nuit, j’ai reçu un appel de ma mère. Elle pleurait. Elle me disait au téléphone que l’homme ave… read more

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  • france
  • fiction
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13. Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

By: Olivia Ford

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food Nothing… read more

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  • food
  • fiction
"To want something, she realized, was to make yourself vulnerable to losing it."

-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

"It's sometimes easy to feel left behind at my age, as if the world has a future and you have no place in it...but I hope to discover that there is meaning and adventure still to be found."

-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

"...the strongest couples I know have grown together, supporting their partner's changes rather than harnessing or fearing them. It's a bit like growing roses - you don't get to choose exactly which w…"

-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

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14. Le Roman de Jim

By: Pierric Bailly

4.15

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Oh, je n'avais pas la grande forme quand j'ai retrouvé Florence, une ancienne collègue de travail, … read more

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  • france
  • fiction
Cover of Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1) by Colleen Cambridge

15. Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)

By: Colleen Cambridge

3.64

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore thi… read more

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  • france
  • fiction
"If I could fix an airplane engine, I could roast a chicken. It couldn't be that difficult, could it? Yes. Yes, it could."

-Colleen Cambridge, Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)

Cover of Death in Irish Accents (The Dublin Driver Mysteries) by Catie Murphy

16. Death in Irish Accents (The Dublin Driver Mysteries)

By: Catie Murphy

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

After a long streak of avoiding murder investigations, Dublin limo driver Megan Malone thought her … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1) by Patrice McDonough

17. Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1)

By: Patrice McDonough

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the twilight streets of Victorian London, a gruesome series of murders unfolds, and Dr. Julia Le… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Death on the Green (The Dublin Driver Mysteries, #2) by Catie Murphy

18. Death on the Green (The Dublin Driver Mysteries, #2)

By: Catie Murphy

4.09

Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback

As an American in Dublin, limo driver Megan Malone will need the luck of the Irish to avoid a head-… read more

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19. Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Paterson, New Jersey’s favorite reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter returns in Dog Day Afternoon, the n… read more

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20. The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

By: Olga Tokarczuk

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Nobelist's latest masterwork, set in a sanitarium on the eve of World War I, probes the horrors… read more

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  • fiction
"mitologię, jako zbiór pouczających opowieści, które pomagają żyć"

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

"Ojciec często powtarzał mu (...) że kobiety są z natury swojej zdradliwe i chwiejne. Rozmazane."

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

"To proste - myślał Mieczyś Wojnicz, łykając łzy, które mieszały się z krwią zwierzęcia w jego wątłym ciele - być mężczyzną to nauczyć się ignorować to, co sprawia kłopot. Oto cała tajemnica."

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

"Wojnicz już zauważył, że każda dyskusja, czy szło o demokrację, czy o piąty wymiar, czy o rolę religii socjalizm, Europę, wreszcie sztukę nowoczesną, wszystko w końcu sprowadzało się do kobiet"

-Olga Tokarczuk, The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story

Cover of The Passionate Epicure: La Vie et la Passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet (Modern Library (Paperback)) by Marcel Rouff

21. The Passionate Epicure: La Vie et la Passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet (Modern Library (Paperback))

By: Marcel Rouff

3.64

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In the classic French novel The Passionate Epicure , Marcel Rouff introduces Dodin-Bouffant, a char… read more

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  • food
  • france
  • fiction
  • food writing

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