Food Science by Kay Yockey Mehas

Food Science by Kay Yockey Mehas

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Food Science by Kay Yockey Mehas

In exile from his home country of Peru, Ricardo Funes embodies the ultimate starving artist. Fired from almost every job he's held--usually for paying more attention to literature than work--he sets himself up in a rundown shack where he slaves away writing stories to enter in regional contests across Spain, and foisting his judgements about literature on anyone who will listen as one of the last remaining members of the negacionismo poetry movement. Completely dedicated to an unwavering belief in his own art, Funes struggles in anonymity until he achieves unbridled success with The Aztec and becomes a legend . . . at least for a moment. Diagnosed with lung cancer around the same time, Funes will only be able to enjoy his newfound attention for a short time.

Told through the voices of Funes's best friend, his wife, and himself, Last Words on Earth looks at the price--and haphazard nature--of fame through the lens of a Bola o-esque writer who persevered just long enough to be transformed out of obscurity into being a literary legend right at the end of his life.
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ISBN 13 9780078690815
ISBN 10 0078690811
Title Food Science
Author Kay Yockey Mehas
Series Food Science: Biochem Fd Nutr Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher McGraw-Hill/Glencoe
Year published 2005-01-12
Number of pages 496
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.