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The last banquet : [a novel]

Follows an adventurous man, once a penniless orphan, through French society during the Enlightenment as he searches for the perfect taste, befriends Benjamin Franklin, becomes pen pals with the Marquis de Sade and Voltaire, and improves contraceptive methods.

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  • "We meet Jean-Marie d'Aumout as a penniless orphan eating beetles by the side of a road. His fate is changed after he finds patronage and is sent to a military academy. Despite his lowly roots, and thanks to wit and courage in great measure, he grows up to become a diplomat and spy. Passion, political intrigue and international adventure abound in Jean-Marie's life, yet he is driven by one obsession: the pursuit of the perfect taste. Rising through the ranks of eighteenth-century French society, he feasts with lords, ladies, and eventually kings at the Palace of Versailles itself. But beyond the palace walls, revolution is in the air, and the country is clamouring with hunger of a different kind..."
  • "Jean-Marie d'Aumout is many things. Orphan, soldier, diplomat, spy, lover. And chef. This is his story. We meet Jean-Marie d'Aumout as a penniless orphan eating beetles by the side of a road. His fate is changed after an unlikely encounter finds him patronage and he is sent to military academy. Despite his frugal roots, and thanks to wit and courage in great measure, he grows up to become a diplomat and spy. Rising through the ranks of eighteenth-century French society, he feasts with lords, ladies and eventually kings, at the Palace of Versailles itself. Passion, political intrigue and international adventure abound in Jean-Marie's life, yet his drive stems from a single obsession: the pursuit of the perfect taste. Three-Snake Bouillabaisse, Pickled Wolf's Heart and Flamingo Tongue are just some of the delicacies he devours on his journey toward the ultimate feast. But beyond the palace walls, revolution is in the air and the country is clamouring with hunger of a different kind."
  • "Levensgeschiedenis van een Fransman, die, nadat de hertog van Orleans zich in 1723 over hem als 6-jarige wees ontfermde, tot 1790 een avontuurlijk, romantisch bestaan heeft geleid als militair, edelman en onderhandelaar, met een passie voor zijn tijger en uitzonderlijke gerechten."
  • "Follows an adventurous man, once a penniless orphan, through French society during the Enlightenment as he searches for the perfect taste, befriends Benjamin Franklin, becomes pen pals with the Marquis de Sade and Voltaire, and improves contraceptive methods."@en
  • "Follows an adventurous man, once a penniless orphan, through French society during the Enlightenment as he searches for the perfect taste, befriends Benjamin Franklin, becomes pen pals with the Marquis de Sade and Voltaire, and improves contraceptive methods."

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  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"

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  • "The last banquet : [a novel]"@en
  • "The last banquet"
  • "The last banquet"@en
  • "The last banquet : a novel"@en
  • "Smaak"
  • "Le dernier banquet"

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