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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
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About The Fruit Hunters: A Story Of
Product Description In this vivid tale of horticultural obsession Adam Gollner takes readers on an unforgettable expedition through the fascinating world of exotic fruit. Review "Fascinating, sexy, dangerous and tasty." "From the first page, exotic facts about fruit lead to hairpin turns into more exotic facts about fruit...a series of surprises, made delicious by a writer's skill." "This is a fascinating chronicle of strange and wonderful food....Written with verve and ripe with detail, Gollner is certain to do for rare fruit what Susan Orlean did for rare orchids." "You'll delight in Gollner's globe-trotting adventures seeking exotic produce." ""The Fruit Hunters" is a delectable journey through jungles, street markets and orchards in search of the world' s most exotic fruits. Gollner' s quest for the forbidden coco-de-mer, his love affair with the chupa-chupa and his durian-induced intoxication make him as fascinating a narrator as the fruit hunters, farmers and scientists he encounters along the way. I loved taking this culinary adventure with Gollner -- anyone who brings mangost eens to parties is welcome at my table."-- Amy Stewart, author of "Flower Confidential" "An exotic underworld of fruit collectors, fruit robbers, fruit speculators, fruit inventors, fruitaholics, fruitarians and fruit acolytes all of whom populate the pages of Adam Leith Gollner's lively new book...Gollner is a swashbuckling travel writer with a yen for adventure and high jinks."--"Raleigh"" News and Observer" "Colorful, oddball nonfiction about some of the weirdest stuff that ever grew on trees or bushes. Yes, there is a fruit that smells like skunk. Yes, there's a grape-flavored apple. The author describes bringing a mangosteen to a party and using it as a conversation piece. The factoids in his book will be used in the same way."--Janet Maslin (CBSNews.com) "Enough historical facts, horticultural wonders and real-life adventures of fruit fanatics past and present to fill a thousand and one summer nights with delightful reading." -"Miami"" Herald" "One of the most surprising, and satisfying, reads of the year."--"Washington Times" "Rarely have I read a book so dense with information and yet so engaging." -Dava Sobel, "Barnes & Nobel.com Review" About the Author Adam Leith Gollner has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Globe and Mail, and Lucky Peach. The former editor of Vice Magazine, his first book is The Fruit Hunters. He lives in Montreal.
