Mother for dinner
Auslander, Shalom2021
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Seventh Seltzer has done everything he can to break from the traditions of the past, but in his overbearing, narcissistic mother's last moments, she whispers in his ear the two words he always knew she would: 'Eat me'. This is not unusual, as the Seltzers are Cannibal-Americans, a once proud and thriving ethnic group, but for Seventh, it raises some serious questions. Of practical concern, she's six-foot-two and weighs over thirty stone - even divided up between Seventh and his eleven brothers, that's a lot of red meat. Plus, Second keeps kosher, Ninth is vegan and Sixth is dead. To make matters worse, even if he can wrangle his brothers together for a feast, the Can-Am people have assimilated, and the only living Cannibal who knows how to perform the ancient ritual is their Uncle Ishmael, a far from reliable guide.
Main title:
Mother for dinner / Shalom Auslander.
Author:
Auslander, Shalom, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2021.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529052091 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2903933