The Lacuna: A Novel

Book menu for The Lacuna: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver

ISBN of edition I read: 9780060852573 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in The Lacuna:
Pineapple, 3, 4, 19
Mezcal and lime, 7
Coconut milk candies, 8
Sopa de milpa, 13
Xochitl soup, 13
Cinnamon flavored coffee, 20
Tortillas, 20, 175
Pineapple with ham, 20
Divorced eggs, 20
Empanadas, 21, 119, 323
Pan dulces, 21, 71, 117, 122
Blandas, 22, 122
Mangos, 20
Cognac, 27
Tamales in banana leaves, 32, 126, 276
Pollo pipian, 32
Papayas, 38
Chalupas, 39, 124
Scrambled egg torta with sugar, 39
Rosca de Reyes, 39, 84, 322
Pomegranate and pineapple juice, 61
Sugared almonds, 64
Pomegranates, 64
Bananas, 78
Pecans, 83
Enchiladas tapatias, 119-120
Flautas, 124
Tacos, 124
Gaznates, 124
Macaroons, 124
Stuffed chiles, 127
Rellenos, 128, 312
Lima bean soup, 130
Watermelon salad, 137-138
Chicken Escabeche, 139
Mole poblano, 139
Sweet potatoes mashed with pineapple, 139
Tomato and watercress salad, 139
Tea, 153
Coffee, 153, 333
Sugared fritters, 154
Baked guava, 154
Pollo mole, 175
Carne asada, 175
Red wine, 175
Pork tamales, 196
Grapefruit, 231
Jam cake, 341
Ice cream sundaes, 360
Tortilla soup, 393
Limeaid, 400
Bratlworst, 417
Biscuits and gravy, 422
Sloe Gin, 435
Seabreezes, 435
Coke, 436
Pork roast, 455

Books mentioned in The Lacuna :
The Prisoner of Zenda / Anthony Hope, 3
Jules Verne, 13
     Around the World in 80 Days , 52
     Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, 17
     Journey to the Center of the Earth , 50
Agatha Christie, 17, 19
     The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 16, 31
Alexander Dumas
     The Count of Monte Cristo, 16-17, 23
     The Three Musketeers, 17, 47, 52, 54
Zozobra, 17
Romancero Gitano / Federico Garcia Lorca, 17-18, 27
Don Quixote / Cervantes, 17
Booth Tarkington, 74
Samuel Butler, 89
Daniel Defoe, 89
Jonathan Swift, 89
The Odyssey / Homer, 98
Los de abajo / Mariano Azuela, 135, 284
Emile Zola, 159
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 212, 443
Gogol, 212
Jack London, 213, 259
Collette, 213
The Big Money / John Dos Passos, 213, 259
William Sydney Porter, 295
Gone with the Wind / Margaret Mitchell, 301, 438
Elizabeth Blackwell, 329
Thomas Hardy, 341
Charles Dickens, 341, 443, 469
Tristram Shandy, 341, 343, 374
Thomas Wolfe, 409
     Look Homeward, Angel, 466-467
Jack Kerouac, 414
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald, 435
Theodore Dreiser, 443
Tropic of Cancer / Henry Miller, 467

Music mentioned in The Lacuna:
"Anything Goes", 62
Artie Shaw, 414
Frankie Lane, 432
Perry Como, 432
Paul Robeson, 467

Movies mentioned in The Lacuna:
The Picture of Dorian Gray, 296, 331, 431
The Gold Rush, 437

Libraries mentioned in The Lacuna:
pages 16, 91, 98, 148, 388, 411, 466, 469, 496

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