Confessions of a Flesh-Eater (Dedalus Original Fiction in Paperback Ser.)

By David Madsen

Book Overview

Confessions of a Flesh-Eater is the story of a grand passion - the story of man and meat, and the intimate relationship between them. That man is Orlando Crispe, universally acknowledged as one of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 187398247X
• ISBN13: 9781873982471
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Dedalus
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

delightfully prurient

"Confessions of a Flesh Eater" serves up a gourmet meal and does not hold back on the condiments, though the cooking remains simple despite reflecting the complexities of Orlando Crispe - chef extraordinaire, gnostic and hedonist. Single-mindedly devoted to his cause of inducing in the Eater the emotions he wishes to convey, he lets us taste the lives of others with the unique flavours imparted by their experience and demise. Crispe is delightfully prurient, and there is method to his madness, which justifies his actions on the basis of what he terms 'absorptionism': The consumption of flesh is a final act of love, with the weaker being eaten, ascending to ultimate fulfilment by becoming part of the stronger.

A delicious mix of philosophy, gluttony, erotica & decadence

The story of Orlando Crispe, chef extraordinaire is (among other things) a study of misogynist pschychology (I liked the treatment of Freud in particular), an ode to gourmet cooking, a satire of restaurant (and other) critics and a philosophic tract.Very much in the tradition of Peter Greenaway's "The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover". A bit like "Perfume", but better in my view.Not for the faint hearted.