''At the Wolf's Table'' (; "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
A food taster is a person who ingests food that was prepared for someone else, to confirm it is safe to eat. One who tests drinks in this way is known as a cupbearer. The person to whom the food is to be served is usually an important person, s ...
for
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. 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, Dece ...
.
[ 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
The ''Premio Campiello'' is an annual Italian literary prize.
A jury of literary experts (''giuria di letterati'' in Italian) identifies books published during the year and, in a public hearing, selects five of those as finalists. These books ...
literary prize.[
]
References
External links
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Australia
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Le assaggiatrici
'. Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore.
2018 Italian novels
Novels about Adolf Hitler
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