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2003 Nominated

The Discovery of Chocolate

James Runcie

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

A young Spaniard, Diego de Godoy, sets sail for the New World in 1518 in search of fame and fortune. Fighting alongside Cortés and his conquistadors, Diego falls in love with Ignacia, a native woman who initiates him into the sensuous secret of chocolate. Although the lovers are soon separated, Ignacia has given Diego an elixir that will keep him alive for five hundred years. He and his faithful greyhound, Pedro, are destined to wander throughout the world and down the centuries seeking lost love, the perfection of chocolate and the meaning of life.

James Runcie

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR James
Runcie

James Runcie is the author of twelve novels, four plays and a memoir. He is also an award-winning documentary film-maker, playwright and literary curator. He has been Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival, Head of Literature and Spoken Word at the Southbank Centre, London, and Commissioning Editor for Arts on BBC Radio 4. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of both the Crime Writer’s Association and The Detection Club.

James Runcie is the author of twelve novels, four plays and a memoir. He is also an award-winning documentary film-maker, playwright and literary curator. He has been Artistic Director of the Bath Literature Festival, Head of Literature and Spoken Word at the Southbank Centre, London, and Commissioning Editor for Arts on BBC Radio 4. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of both the Crime Writer’s Association and The Detection Club.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Author
James Runcie
Publisher
HarperCollins
Nominating Library
Newcastle Libraries - England

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