''At the Wolf's Table'' ( it, Le assaggiatrici; "The
emaleTasters") is a 2018 novel by Italian author
Rosella Postorino
Rosella Postorino (Reggio Calabria, 1978) is an Italian author. In 2013, she won the ''International Prize Città di Penne'', and in 2018 she won the Rapallo Carige Prize and the Premio Campiello.
Life
Born in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy, ...
, with the English translation by Leah Janeczko. It is about a woman, Rosa Sauer, who becomes a
food taster for
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. This is the first novel by Postorino to have an official English translation.
It was originally published by
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore in Italy in January 2018.
Le assaggiatrici
'. Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore. Retrieved on April 4, 2018.
Background
Postorino derived the story from that of real-life food taster
Margot Wölk Margot Wölk (sometimes Woelk; 27 December 1917
Berliner Zeitung, Decem ...
.
[ The author used her own given name for the fictionalized version of the inspiration.][ Postorino decided to write a novel with a fictional character due to the fact she never got to speak to Wölk.][
]
Plot
The main character is telling the story while in the present day as a senior citizen.[Tasting Food For The Führer At 'The Wolf's Table'](_blank)
NPR, January 26, 2019.
Reception
The novel won the Premio Campiello literary prize.[
]
References
External links
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At the Wolf's Table
' - Simon and Schuster Australia
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Le assaggiatrici
'. Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore.
2018 Italian novels
Novels about Adolf Hitler
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