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A witty study of the history of entertaining traces athe art of hospitality from the modern day back in time to the time of the ancient Greeks, looking at such famous (or infamous) hosts as Gertrude Stein, Adolf Hitler, King Louis XIV, and the Roman emperors along the way. 25,000 first printing.
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Jesse Browner was born and lives in New York City. He is the author of two novels, Conglomeros and Turnaway, and has translated works by Cocteau, Rilke, Eluard, and others.
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- PublisherBloomsbury Pub Plc USA
- Publication date2003
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