by Monica Ali · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552774871
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«In the Kitchen» is the contemporary fiction novel by Monica Ali, published by Black Swan in paperback (560 pages, in English).
Gabriel Lightfoot, executive chef at a London hotel, tries to maintain his culinary integrity at the head of a team of immigrant cooks. The discovery of a Ukrainian porter's corpse in the basement destabilises his life, and the arrival of Lena, a mysterious young woman linked to that death, pushes him towards decisions that will change everything.
It is Monica Ali's second novel, written after Brick Lane and set in contemporary London.
Suitable for readers of contemporary literary fiction, with an interest in gastronomy and stories about immigration and identity in London.
Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name. She has also published four other novels. Her fifth novel, Love Marriage, was published by Virago Press in February 2022 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
