A book from 1993 that has been on my shelves for ages, but I never got around to reading it. Story about a master storyteller from Argentina who fled his own country. The front page picture reminds me of the final scene from “The Cook, the Thief, His wife and her lover” a great movie by Peter Greenaway. Not that it has anything to do with this book.

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I have read it finally, before releasing it in Argentina, will write my review someday when I´m home, but the book will be near the computer and television in Residencial Lilian.

Derek Hansen – Lunch with the generals (05-036)

In Leichhart, Sydney, in an Italian restaurant, every week four men gather. They tell each other stories. In the meantime they enjoy the delicious food. They hardly know each other, apart from their love for fine cuisine and good stories.

Then one of them, a blind former Argentinean, starts a story that last 6 weeks. It might have an autobiographical content, as a refugee from Buenos Aires plays a lead role in this story. The other main character is a half Dutch, half English girl, born in Indonesia. Fate has them bump into each other in Sydney.

The story fills the other three with doubts about their friend, but in the mean time they do enjoy the history.

Great book, much better than I had anticipated.

Number: 05-036
Title: Lunch with the generals
Author: Derek Hansen
Language: English (Australia)
Year: 1993
# Pages: 374 (7270)
Category: Fiction
ISBN: 0-7493-1765-5

I found the book at Residencial Lilian on 15th August on my holiday trip.
I keep it to be read in the near future.

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I liked the book, especially the story of Anemieke. I cried a lot.
I didn't like very much the end of the book. I would like to read the other books of the same author telling the stories of the other men who gather in the Italian restaurant ebery Thursday, but they very hard to find.

I left the book in a Cafe in Castro Urdiales - Cantabria (Spain).

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Found in a cafe in Castro Urdiales (Spain) last friday.

It seems interesting. First, I have to finish the one I am reading...

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Left on a table of the tea room (tetería). Nice place to go for relax.

The book is great. I liked it very much. Quite original.