by Isabel Allende · Suhrkamp Verlag · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518395462
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«Aphrodite: Eine Feier der Sinne» is Isabel Allende's gastronomic and erotic essay, published by Suhrkamp Verlag in paperback (327 pages, in German).
Allende combines personal memories, stories and erotic poems from different eras and cultures to explore the link between love and gastronomy. It includes historical anecdotes, notes on the aphrodisiac power of foods and spices, and recipes by Panchita Llona, the author's mother, presented with humor and ease.
German edition translated from Spanish by Lieselotte Kolanoske, with illustrations by Robert Shekter and recipes by Panchita Llona. Original title: «Afrodita». Number 3046 of Suhrkamp Taschenbuch.
For non-fiction readers interested in gastronomy, eroticism and historical anecdotes, from Isabel Allende's perspective.
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts, which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author." In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
