{"product_id":"2026100010842-secondhand-the-passionate-epicure-la-vie-et-la-passion-de-dodin-bouffant-gourmet","title":"The Passionate Epicure: La Vie Et La Passion De Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st us ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: clipped, chipped dj with some insect damage; binding remains tight; clean text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew novels have ever elevated the act of eating into a philosophy of living with such wit and devotion as Marcel Rouff's The Passionate Epicure. Set in 19th-century France, the novel chronicles the life of Dodin-Bouffant, a legendary gastronome whose pursuit of culinary perfection becomes a magnificent obsession — a quest that unfolds in richly appointed dining rooms, bustling markets, and the sacred quiet of a well-appointed kitchen. When Dodin-Bouffant meets his culinary match in Adèle Pidou, a cook of genius, the central drama of the novel is ignited: a battle of wills, a love story, and a meditation on whether true passion can ever truly be possessed.\n\nOriginally published in France in 1924 as La Vie et la Passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet, Rouff's masterpiece is a hymn to French culture, pleasure, and the civilising power of great food. Translated into English by Claude and prefaced by the celebrated Lawrence Durrell — himself no stranger to sensuous prose — this 1962 E. P. Dutton edition presents the novel to an Anglophone audience with all its lyrical richness intact. Illustrated by Charles Mozley, the edition is as elegant as the table it describes. For readers who believe that a meal, properly conceived, is an act of art, this book is an irresistible invitation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609714299099,"sku":"2026100010842-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9dbf3c84-d427-4260-9673-b3a9f1cf38f4.png?v=1791764836","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010842-secondhand-the-passionate-epicure-la-vie-et-la-passion-de-dodin-bouffant-gourmet","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}