The waiter
Faldbakken, Matias, 1973-2018
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Welcome to The Hills, Oslo's most esteemed restaurant, an institution stewed in tradition and clinging to the faded grandeur of old Europe. A neurotic waiter tends to the desires of his regular - and irregular - clientele. Aristocrats and artistes, wealthy widows and roguish entrepreneurs, he observes all their dramas with a wit as sharp as a filleting knife. At table ten sits the impeccable Mr Graham, the most demanding of them all, impatiently awaiting a special guest. When at last she arrives - young, beautiful, mysterious - she will prove a challenging new flavour, throwing into disarray our waiter's nerves, and the delicately balanced ingredients of the room. Exquisitely observed and wickedly playful, 'The Waiter' is a novel for lovers of food, wine, and of European sensibilities, but also for anyone who spends time in restaurants, either side of the service.
Main title:
The waiter / Matias Faldbakken ; translated from the Norwegian by Alice Menzies.
Author:
Faldbakken, Matias, 1973-, authorMenzies, Alice, translator
Imprint:
London : Doubleday, 2018.
Collation:
225 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Norwegian.
ISBN:
9780857525857 (hbk)
Dewey class:
839.8238FICTION
Language:
EnglishNorwegian
BRN:
2724129