Record Number |
835938 |
ISBN |
9781784163983 (paperback) |
Author |
Faldbakken, Matias, 1973- author. |
Title |
The waiter / Matias Faldbakken ; translated from the Norwegian by Alice Menzies. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Black Swan, 2020. |
©2018 |
Pagination etc. |
225 pages ; 20 cm |
Contents note |
"One man with far too much on his plate..." --Front cover. |
Summary Note |
Welcome to The Hills, Oslo's most esteemed restaurant, an institution stewed in tradition and clinging to the faded grandeur of old Europe. A neurotic waiter tends to the desires of his regular -- and irregular -- clientele. Aristocrats and artistes, wealthy widows and roguish entrepreneurs, he observes all their dramas with a wit as sharp as a filleting knife. At table ten sits the impeccable Mr Graham, the most demanding of them all, impatiently awaiting a special guest. When at last she arrives -- young, beautiful, mysterious -- she will prove a challenging new flavour, throwing into disarray our waiter's nerves, and the delicately balanced ingredients of the room.--Provided by publisher. |
Language note |
Translated from the Norwegian. |
Subject |
Waiters -- Fiction |
Dinners and dining -- Fiction |
Restaurants -- Norway -- Oslo -- Fiction |
-- Translations into English. |
Oslo (Norway) -- Fiction |
Added Author |
Menzies, Alice translator. |
Shelf Location |
F FALD |