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The Taste of Dreams :An Obsession with Russia and Caviar
The Taste of Dreams :An Obsession with Russia and Caviar
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4 August, 2003
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Both a coming-of-age adventure of time spent in search of the romantic Russia the author had dreamed about and a tale of eye-opening amazement as she discovers and gets caught up in the new, anarchic Russia emerging from its Soviet constraints. At its heart is the story of caviar: beluga, the rarest type of sturgeon harvested from the Caspian Sea, is now an endangered species, and no one knows how - or wants - to stop the plunder. People kill for this most prized of foods, and Vanora Bennett sets out to find out why.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780755300631 |
| ISBN10 | 0755300637 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 200 g |
| Product Dimensions | 222 x 142 x 25 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Headline Publishing Group |
| Format | hardback |
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'[A] darkly seductive tour through new Russia... As a political and social commentator Bennett is shrewd and humane, but she is equally accurate, heartfelt and knowing describing the tastes of caviar - full of promise and mystery; the taste of dreams' [Book of the Week] - The Times (Play)
Vanora Bennett has written an original and hypnotically readable book to celebrate her obsession with Russia and caviar - The Sunday TimesThe writing is both fresh and acutely observant... Enormously engaging... this is a charming read, a highly personal take on a disturbing subject - SpectatorBennett has a marvellous feel for language... the book is propelled by the sheer vigour - and often virtuosity - of the writing - Financial TimesAuthor's Bio
Vanora Bennett writes for The Times of London, and has been a Moscow correspondent for Reuters and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of Crying Wolf: The Return Of The War To Chechnya (Picador 1998).