Monday, February 28, 2022

The Lost Daughter

 


Book Menu for The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

Food mentioned in The Lost Daughter
:
Coffee, 13, 16, 110
Peaches, 13-14
Plums, 13-14
Pears, 13-14
Grapes, 13-14, 134
Figs, 13-14
Ice cream 19, 28, 99, 126
Wine, 28, 103
Cotton candy, 31, 130
Toasted almonds, 31, 129
Potato croquettes, 33
Oranges, 33, 102
Beer, 33
Cookies, 59
Apples, 62
Fish, 103-105
     Mullet, 106
Popcorn, 127
Coconut, 129
Toasted hazelnuts, 129

Books/Authors mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
"Haciendo Serpentinas" / Maria Guerra, 62
E.M. Forster, 95
W.H. Auden, 100

Music mentioned in The Lost Daughter:
"The Man Who Sold the World" / David Bowie, 86

Pages numbers refer to the paperback edition (ISBN: 9781609457693)

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Friday, February 18, 2022

Men Without Women


Book Menu for Men Without Women: Stories by Haruki Murakami

Food mentioned in "Drive My Car":
Wine, 19
Whiskey, 27, 31, 33

Books/Authors mentioned in "Drive My Car":
Uncle Vanya (play) / Anton Chekhov, 13, 36

Music mentioned in "Drive My Car":
Beethoven's string quartets, 13
The Beach Boys, 13
The Rascals, 13
Credence Clear Water Revival, 13
The Temptations, 13
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Food mentioned in "Yesterday":
Tea, 50, 57
Coffee, 58
Pizza, 59-60, 62, 66
Chianti, 59, 66, 72
Baumkuchen cake, 60

Books/Authors mentioned in "Yesterday":
Sanshiro / Natume Soseki, 43
Franny and Zooey / J. D. Salinger, 55

Music mentioned in "Yesterday":
"Yesterday" / The Beatles, 41, 47-48, 74-75
Jimi Hendrix, 42
"Like Someone in Love", 72
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Food mentioned in "An Independent Organ":
Nikujaga stew, 79
Sea bass en papillote, 79
Wine, 80
     Pinot Noir, 95, 112
Beer , 90, 98
     Black and Tans, 91
Friend potatoes, 91
Pickles, 91
Espresso, 100-101

Books/Authors mentioned in "An Independent Organ":
Gonchunagon Atsutada, 91

Music mentioned in "An Independent Organ":
Franz Shubert, 94
Felix Mendelssohn, 94
Barry White, 99
"My Way" / Frank Sinatra, 112
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Food mentioned in "Scheherazade":
Perrier water, 117, 133
Coffee, 117

Books/Authors mentioned in "Scheherazade":
The Thousand and One Nights, 114, 116
Kukoru / Soseki Natsume, 130
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Food mentioned in "Samsa in Love":
Bread, 192
Sausages, 192
Hard-boiled eggs, 192
Mashed potatoes, 192
Coffee, 193
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Music mentioned in "Men Without Women":
Percy Faith, 225
     "A Summer Place", 226-227
Montovani, 225
Raymond Lefevre, 225
Frank Chacksfield, 225
Francis Lai, 225, 227
     "13 Jours en France", 225
101 Strings, 225, 227
Paul Mauriat, 225
Billy Vaughan, 225
Derek and the Dominos, 225
Otis Redding, 225
The Doors, 225
Gorillaz, 227
Black Eyed Peas, 227
"Moon River" / Henry Mancini, 227
Jefferson Airplane, 227

My favorite passage from this story collection:
"Maybe working on the little things, as dutifully and honestly as we can is how we stay sane when the world is falling apart.", p.209

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition (ISBN: 9780451494627)

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