From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofWorld of Wonders a lyrical book of short essays about food offering a banquet of tastes smells memories associations and marvelous curiosities from natureInBite by Bite poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrancesa subtext or layering a flavor tinged with joy shame exuberance grief desire or nostalgia Nezhukumatathil restores our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounters with a range of foods and food traditions From shave ice to lumpia mangoes to pecans rambutan to vanilla she investigates how food marks our experiences and identities and explores the boundaries between heritage and memory Bite by Biteoffers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature drawn together by intimate and humorous personal reflections with Fumi Nakamuras gorgeous imagery and illustration
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil es poeta y profesora de lengua inglesa y escritura creativa en la Universidad de Mississippi. Autora de cuatro poemarios, ha sido galardonada con el Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award y el Pushcart Prize, y con las becas de la John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, el National Endowment for the Arts y el Mississippi Arts Council. Sus escritos han aparecido en las antologías de la Best American Poetry y en medios como The New York Times Magazine, Poetry, Ploughshares y ESPN, entre otros. Este es su primer libro de ensayo, que quedó finalista del Premio Kirkus.