by Joanne Harris · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552998482
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«Chocolat» is the magic realism novel by Joanne Harris, published by Black Swan in paperback (336 pages, in English).
Vianne Rocher and her daughter arrive in the French village of Lansquenet and open a chocolate shop opposite the church during Lent. Vianne senses the villagers' hidden desires and her sweets transform the community, while Father Reynaud denounces her as a moral threat. A story about tradition, temptation and everyday magic.
It is the first instalment of the Vianne Rocher series; it continues in The Lollipop Shoes, Peaches for Monsieur le Curé and The Strawberry Thief.
For readers who enjoy stories of magic realism, gastronomy and human relationships.
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris is a British author, best known for her 1999 novel Chocolat, which was adapted into a film of the same name. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, of a French mother and a British father, she was a teacher of French for 15 years and had published three novels during this period before the surprise success of Chocolat enabled her to write full time. Since then she has written over 30 books in a number of genres, including fantasy, psychological thriller, novellas, short stories and non-fiction. Harris' books often feature themes of women's empowerment, folklore, motherhood, community, outsiders and outcasts, and food.
