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The last banquet a novel

Follows an adventurous man, once a penniless orphan, through French society during the Enlightenment as he searches for the perfect taste, befriends Benjamin Franklin, becomes pen pals with the Marquis de Sade and Voltaire, and improves contraceptive methods.

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Main Author: Grimwood, Jon Courtenay
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Europa Editions, 2013.
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Orphans > France > History > Fiction.
Gourmets > France > History > Fiction.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Fiction.
Historical fiction > France
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Summary:Follows an adventurous man, once a penniless orphan, through French society during the Enlightenment as he searches for the perfect taste, befriends Benjamin Franklin, becomes pen pals with the Marquis de Sade and Voltaire, and improves contraceptive methods.
Item Description:Subtitle from dust jacket.
Physical Description:328 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:1609451384
9781609451387
Author Notes:Jonathan Grimwood was born in Malta and grew up in the Far East, Britain and Scandinavia. He has written for many newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph and The Independent . Writing under the name Jon Courtenay Grimwood, he has won the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel twice, and his work has been published in over fifteen languages. He divides his time between London and Winchester.

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