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The glutton

Title

The glutton / A.K. Blakemore.

Author

Blakemore, A. K., 1991-

Publication

London : Granta, 2023.
©2023.

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Description

viii, 324 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient's room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all manner of creatures and objects. A child even, if the rumours are to be believed. But it is hard to believe that this slender, frail man is the one they once called The Great Tarare, The Glutton of Lyon. Before, he was just Tarare. Well-meaning and hopelessly curious, born into a world of brawling and sweet cider, to a bereaved mother and a life of slender means. The 18th Century is drawing to a close, unrest grips the heart of France and life in the village is soon shaken. When a sudden act of violence sees Tarare cast out and left for dead, his ferocious appetite is ignited, and it's not long before his extraordinary abilities to eat make him a marvel throughout the land.

Subject

Genre/Form

Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

JFD 24-336

ISBN

9781803510361
1803510366
9781783789191
1783789190

OCLC

1401839434

Author

Blakemore, A. K., 1991- author.

Title

The glutton / A.K. Blakemore.

Publisher

London : Granta, 2023.

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological Term

1700-1799

Research Call Number

JFD 24-336

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