Chocolat : a novel

Title:

Chocolat : a novel

Author:

Harris, Joanne, 1964-

Personal Author:

Harris, Joanne, 1964-

ISBN:

9780140282030

Publication Information:

New York : Penguin Books, 2000, c1999.

Physical Description:

306 pages ; 20 cm

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Viking, c1999.

Abstract:

When the beautiful and mysterious Vianne moves to Lansquenet and opens a chocolate shop across from the church, the inhabitants of the tiny village find themselves torn between the solemn law of religion and the joyful rewards of Vianne's confections.

Subject Term:

Cities and towns -- Fiction.

Chocolate -- Fiction.

Lent -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

France -- Fiction.

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Summary:

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Summary

Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' New York Times bestselling novel Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate.

In tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrive and instantly begin to play havoc with Lenten vows. Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them. Is she a witch? Soon the parish no longer cares, as it abandons itself to temptation, happiness, and a dramatic face-off between Easter solemnity and the pagan gaiety of a chocolate festival. Chocolat 's every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere. It's a must for anyone who craves an escapist read, and is a bewitching gift for any holiday.

Summary

Ist Vianne Rocher eine Magierin? Sie verzaubert die Menschen mit ihren selbstgemachten Pralines und Schokoladenkreationen. In dem französischen Städtchen, in dem sie sich niederläßt, gewinnt sie rasch Zugang zu allen Herzen. Mit einer Ausnahme: Pater Reynaud erklärt ihr, besorgt um das Seelenheil seiner Gemeinde, den Krieg.