Yasushi akutagawa biography of rory
I have been thinking (again) about the place of food in booksrecently, and I thought it would be fun to make a post where I would try to imagine and devise culinary menus from books, and also come up with objects and particular atmosphere based on a number of books that I&#;ve read, trying to evoke the particular aesthetics of the books chosen. My selected books are Orhan Pamuk&#;s The Black Book, Jeffrey Eugenides&#; The Virgin Suicides, Min Jin Lee&#;s Pachinko, Eleanor Catton&#;s The Luminaries and Yasunari Kawabata&#;s The Old Capital.
I. The Black Book [/] by Orhan Pamuk
Atmosphere:
Snow-covered Istanbul of the s and s: lonely streets and cold apartments.
What to bring:
Childhood memories, unresolved issues, newspaper clippings, old photographs, a mirror & green boll-point pen.
MENU
Drink:Turkish coffee or cold ayran (a yogurt drink mixed with salt);
Starter:Tomato soup (domates çorbası) or a plate of grilled meatballs (koftas);
Main: Lamb with basmati rice flavoured with cinnamon, mint and apricot, and a carrot salad;
Dessert: Quince dessert (ayva tatlısı).
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