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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Italie, 1534. De arme boer Ugo DiFonte woont samen met zijn dochter Miranda op een boerderijtje vlak bij de stad Corsoli. Op een dag worden ze samen weggevoerd, door de despotische hertog van Corsoli, Federico Basillione DiVincelli. Ugo moet de voorproever van de hertog worden. Gevaarlijk werk, omdat de hertog veel vijanden heeft. Ugo leert zijn vak snel kennen: vergif, tegengif en de werking van allerlei soorten kruiden. Door zijn vindingrijkheid, sluwheid en verbeeldingskracht weet hij een reeks dodelijke intriges te overleven, en kan hij zijn dochter beschermen tegen haar ontluikende verlangens en de lusten van machtige mannen. Ugo's verhaal geeft een gedetailleerd portret van de renaissance vanuit het perspectief van de arme boer. Het toont de weinig bekende onderbuik van het zestiende eeuwse Italie, waar armoede, ziekte en wreedheid aan de orde van de dag zijn ( ) En la Italia del Renacimiento, Ugo Di Fonte, un pobre campesino viudo y con una hija, se ve convertido por azares del destino en el catavenenos de un duque cruel y caprichoso. Gracias a su ingenio y buena suerte, Ugo consigue sobrevivir en el corrupto ambiente palaciego, rodeado de intrigas y traidores... hasta que su hermosa hija atrae la atención del duque... A tale of renaissance intrigue and family drama, interlaced with ribald humour, mouth-watering food and a little drop of poison! Ugo, a widower and unloved second son, becomes food-taster to the local Duke in order to save himself and protect his young daughter Miranda. But as he progresses in the Duke's retinue, she grows up to be a beautiful young woman, and other problems arise... To compound it all Ugo's nasty older brother appears on the scene. I liked the way the author used Italian euphenisms for all the dirty bits which made the book seem more 'Carry on...' rather than 'Decameron' which definitely made it smutty rather than downright rude and much funnier. Great fun and a real page turner. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
To be published in nine languages around the world, The Foodtasteris a literary sensation. This wonderful novel, supposedly translated from an ancient diary, is a rollicking tale set during the height of the Renaissance, where cruelty, poison and conspiracy are as much a part of life as sumptuous feasts and unrestrained festivities. When a starving peasant is appointed as the duke's foodtaster, he can't believe his salvation. But it's a hazardous job for poor Ugo DiFonte who must learn to contend with the duke's enemies and palace intrigues, all the while trying to protect his beautiful daughter from the eyes of powerful and dangerous men. The Foodtaster is a story of a man who lives by his wits to save himself and those he loves, and in doing so, realises the honour in being true to oneself. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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