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The Breadmaker's Carnival
The Breadmaker's Carnival
Author: Andrew Lindsay
In the town of Bacherotto, remarkable forces of faith, sex, and hunger are driving the inhabitants into uncontrollable frenzies of bizarre and unexplained behaviors.  The baker Gianni Terremoto begins to knead his rolls and sourdough breads in the form of his lover's breasts. His lusty daughter, Francesca, is about to become enshrined as the new...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060198428
ISBN-10: 0060198427
Publication Date: 12/1/2000
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Ecco
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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SirryD avatar reviewed The Breadmaker's Carnival on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Set in the small Italian village of Bacheretto, the characters include a haunted priest, a one-legged dancer, an old man attempting to take a portrait of God, a baker who cannot make hot cross buns, and his child about to become the village martyred Madonna. All of them are involved in a frenzy about to overtake the town when Good Friday (Easter) and April Fools' Day (Carnival) happen to occur on the same day. A well-written, fun, and somewhat irreverant read, that had to take place in Italy!
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