John Barlow, a self-confessed glutton, finds himself in a meat-lover's dream in northern Spain. In Galicia, the misty-green north-west corner of Spain, the people revere and consume every part of the pig. Over the course of one glorious, bilious year, Barlow tries the patience of his vegetarian wife as he goes the whole hog and vows to eat everything but the squeal, from cocido in a cantina to a chorizo feast at Carnival, from ribs to roast ham, all washed down with local wine - delicious!
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John Barlow was born in England in 1967. He studied English literature at the University of Cambridge and has a PhD in applied linguistics from the University of Hull. After teaching in various universities he moved to Spain, where he now lives with his wife and son. A former recipient of The Paris Review's Plimpton (Discovery) Prize, he is the author of the novella collection Eating Mammals and the novel Intoxicated, which has been translated into four languages.
ISBN 9781862548510
CATEGORY Biography/Autobiography/True Stories
PAGE COUNT 320
DIMENSIONS 198 x 129 mm