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Title: Waiter, The
Author: FALDBAKKEN MATIAS
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 29/10/2018
Imprint: DOUBLEDAY
Price: $30.00
Publishing status: Active
The Hills is an august establishment
that’s seen better days. A grand European
restaurant, it is attended by a highly strung
waiter with a keen eye for detail and a
love of routine. The restaurant attracts
its regulars, and the waiter knows them
all: he admires the well-tailored suits of
Mr Graham, anticipates the after-dinner
tipple of the widow, and lends an ear to
the philosophical ramblings of Edgar, who
dines with daughter Anna. But when a
young woman unexpectedly shows up
very late for dinner one night, the waiter’s
carefully controlled microcosm is thrown
into disarray.
Welcome to The Hills, Oslo’s most esteemed restaurant, an institution stewed in tradition and clinging to the faded grandeur of old Europe.
A neurotic waiter tends to the desires of his regular – and irregular – clientele. Aristocrats and artistes, wealthy widows and roguish entrepreneurs, he observes all their dramas with a wit as sharp as a filleting knife.
At table ten sits the impeccable Mr Graham, the most demanding of them all, impatiently awaiting a special guest. When at last she arrives – young, beautiful, mysterious – she will prove a challenging new flavour, throwing into disarray our waiter’s nerves, and the delicately balanced ingredients of the room.
Exquisitely observed and wickedly playful, The Waiter is a novel for lovers of food, wine, and of European sensibilities, but also for anyone who spends time in restaurants, either side of the service.
ISBN: 9780857525857
Pages: 176