- Published: 2 July 2007
- ISBN: 9780099477594
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 336
- RRP: $27.99
The Big Oyster
A Molluscular History of New York
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- Published: 2 July 2007
- ISBN: 9780099477594
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 336
- RRP: $27.99
A diligent researcher and a terrific storyteller...quirky, engrossing narrative
Jackie McGlone, Herald
Kurlansky's great ability is to chose a single element as a prism through which to view the development or degeneration of culture; in this book he takes his readers from the 16th century to the present day, encompassing biology, commerce, the politics of race, history, literature, and, of course, gourmandise
Erica Wagner, The Times
A unique perspective
Killian Fox, Observer
Fascinating... Kurlansky's portrait of that vanished age is absolutely engrossing
Philip Hoare, Sunday Telegraph
Packed with interest
Independent
An absorbing book filled with evocative detail and culinary colour
Lucas Hollweg, Sunday Times
Kurlansky has established a niche for himself as a purveyor of popular history tied to commodities
Adam Bresnick, TLS