"Our Bread" is the result of decades of work Pedrag Matvejevic. The srittore in Italy is known primarily for "Mediterranean Breviary" and "Former World", two books that have profoundly changed the way you look at the Mediterranean and Eastern European countries. Matvejevic brings to his writing the echo of his land, the former Yugoslavia, and exile in France and Italy ..
It tells a great story, that of bread. A history full of poetry, art and faith. On the shores of the Mediterranean, from Mesopotamia to the tables of the world, the bread was the seal of the culture. Telling this story over the bread, Matvejevic speaks of God and men, history and anthropology, hunger and wealth, war and peace.
The book is enriched by a profound introduction of Enzo Bianchi and an invaluable afterword Erri De Luca writes: "Bread is the manna of the earth. Recounts the great wandering of wheat, the lengthy selection and specialization transmitted by generations."
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