THE ZEN OF FISH; The Story of Suchi, from samurai to supermarket
New York, N.Y. HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. mini fish as episode dividers. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Tall 8vo, bright green quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over black boards, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with 3/4 view of a fish by Christine Van Bree; extensive Bibliography, Index, ix, [x-xii] + 372 pages. Very Fine / Fine. Item #6904
ISBN: 9780060883508
The Zen of Fish was selected as an Editors’ Choice by the New York Times Book Review; it also won “Best American Food Literature Book” of 2007 in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards; and was selected as a Best Food Book of the Year by Zagat. It combines foodie delights, personal drama, history and lore about sushi.
Trevor Corson is a writer, former editor of the award-winning literary magazine Transition, and author of the books The Secret Life of Lobsters, and The Zen of Fish: subsequently retitled, The Story of Sushi.
Corson spent two years studying philosophy in China, three years in Japan living in temples and studying Buddhism, and two years working as a commercial lobsterman off the Maine coast.
SUPERIOR overall condition! Slight wrinkle at top of rear panel of dust jacket (unclipped).
Price: $40.00