Книга Cooking in the Wrong Century
'Irresistible... astute observations on the absurd theatre of aspirational living in the age of social media' New Statesman
An evening of perfect preparation. A night of uninvited chaos.
In her stylish apartment, the hostess is hard at work. She folds linen napkins, arranges wildflowers and cues up algorithmically chosen soft jazz to project an effortless cool.
Every detail is chosen with care, which makes it all the more galling when her guests arrive late and already drunk. As small talk becomes slurred confessions and lost inhibitions, the hostess struggles to maintain control over an evening far beyond her wildest imaginings.
FURTHER PRAISE:
'Brilliantly clever' IRISH TIMES
'Amusing and delightfully compact' DAILY MAIL
'Moreish' GUARDIAN
'Beautiful' STYLIST
'Stylish and very moving' ADAM THIRLWELL'Thoroughly enjoyable' AYSEGÜL SAVAS
'I loved it' CLAIRE POWELL
"Astute observations on the absurd theatre of aspirational living in the age of social media abound in Teresa Präauer's Cooking in the Wrong Century. Culture, under Präauer's gaze, is a mood that can be blurred by candlelight and the Thelonious Monk Septet: it's irresistible, disorienting" - New Statesman
"Clever, amusing and delightfully compact. To be consumed in one sitting, it pairs wonderfully with a glass or four of fizz" - Daily Mail
"Every fear you've ever had about hosting a dinner party crops up in this half dream, half choose-your-own-adventure, in which the events of the evening are affected by minor differences: which guests arrive first, and which are late? Who has had a drink on the way? Do they take their shoes off at the door? The characters' conversation follows similar strange, winding tangents to the surreal narrative. Get the crémant open" - GQ
"There's a sensibility akin to Vincenzo Latronico's Perfection in everyone's obsession with names and cultural touchstones, as they share selfies on social media (#FoodPorn #BestFriendsForever) . . . The tone of this moreish story swings between sadness and satire" - Guardian
"Beautiful writing and an interesting concept" - Stylist
"Takes on gender roles, social disappointments and the memories evoked by food" - TLS
"An entertaining, finely observed chamber play and a great culinary reading pleasure" - ELLE
"Splices fleeting sincerity with gleeful satire all while digging up the true intents of Vienna's thin upper crust . . . Präauer is both witty and wise; she has a gift for sharp dialogue" - The Berliner
"Unusual and compelling . . . an intelligent social farce about a dinner party" - Spectator Takeaway Newsletter
"Astutely analyses social interaction and presents it in a humorous and ironic way" - Vogue Germany
"With her well-seasoned, original menu Teresa Präauer proves herself to be an amusingly sophisticated hostess and stimulating companion at this literary dinner" - Wiener Zeitung
"Teresa Präauer is one of the brightest candles on the cake of contemporary German literature . . . This is breathtakingly funny, comical and very, very insightful" - MDR Best New Books
"Hardly ever has such an intellectually precise novel about taste been written" - NZZ
"Entertaining, witty, amusing and clever. It offers plenty of material for the next table conversation" - WDR3 Gutenberg's World