{"product_id":"the-anthony-bourdain-reader-new-classic-and-rediscovered-writing","title":"The Anthony Bourdain Reader: New, Classic, and Rediscovered Writing","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The writing is self-assured and unfussy, Bourdain at his 'serious writer' best.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Some of the loveliest passages come when Bourdain writes with just-so tenderness and precision about his family... I suspect Bourdain will be read in years to come less as a writer about food than of food work. Everywhere he lands - whether in struggling bistros, mob joints or midtown nightclubs - he warms to the subaltern caste of underpaid toilers slicing and sizzling and sweating away.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A delectable treat for those heavyhearted devotees, as well as a phenomental introduction for those who have yet to discover Bourdain's creative, curious, charismatic voice...The collection...is large and luscious, full of fun, variety, insight, and wonder--just like the man himself...A worthy scrapbook of Bourdain's big, bold life...vivid, evocative, and ample helpings of Bourdain's joy, sharp humor, and wonder...An endless buffet from a giant, voracious, soul-searching talent.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bourdain delivers whip-smart, mot juste, and funny pronouncements on the world...A welcome gathering of work by a writer--and traveler, chef, and truth teller--gone too soon.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The hunger for more Bourdain and his writing remains insatiable. Witherspoon, his agent and friend of many years, has assembled a wealth of new material by the late great, including teenage diary entries, unpublished short stories and chapters from an unfinished novel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time in book form\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnthony Bourdain represented many things to many people--and he had many sides. But no part of his identity was more important to him, and more long-lasting, than that of a writer. \u003cem\u003eThe Anthony Bourdain Reader\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of his best and most fascinating writing, and touches on his many pursuits and passions, from restaurant life to family life to the \"low life,\" from TV to travel through places like Vietnam, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anthony Bourdain Reader\u003c\/em\u003e is also a showcase for new and never-before-seen material, like diary entries from Bourdain's first trip to France as a teenager and \"It's Cruel and Unforgiving Terrain,\" a piece on the New York restaurant scene, as well as unpublished short fiction like \"I Quit My Job Yesterday\" and chapters from \u003cem\u003eNo New Messages\u003c\/em\u003e, his unfinished novel. These newly discovered pieces all contribute to give the fullest picture of the man behind the books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anthony Bourdain Reader\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the enduring and singular voice Bourdain crafted, with eclectic and curated chapters that encapsulate the unique brilliance of his restless mind. Edited by Bourdain's longtime agent and friend Kimberly Witherspoon and with a foreword by Patrick Radden Keefe, this is an essential reader for any Bourdain fan as well as a vivid and moving recollection of the life and legacy of one of our most distinctive writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780062863959, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBourdain, Anthony\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Bourdain \u003c\/strong\u003ewas the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMedium Raw\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld Travel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAppetites\u003c\/em\u003e and the novels \u003cem\u003eBone in the Throat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Bamboo\u003c\/em\u003e. His work appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the host of the popular television shows \u003cem\u003eNo Reservations\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParts Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e. Bourdain died in June 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bourdain, Anthony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-10-28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Travel|Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Culinary|Travel|Asia|General|Literary Collections|American|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Adventurers \u0026amp; Explorers|Literary Collections|Essays|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Memoirs|Cooking|Essays \u0026amp; Narratives|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Literary Figures|Literary Collections|Diaries \u0026amp; Journals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Anecdotes|Cooks|Autobiographies|United States|Biographies|Bourdain, Anthony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062863959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780062863959\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154506383638,"sku":"SP-9780062863959","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/spiral_cover_-_2026-04-03T165230.407.png?v=1775206375","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-anthony-bourdain-reader-new-classic-and-rediscovered-writing","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}