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Doris Dörrie
The World on a Plate
Kitchen Inspiration
Published by Diogenes as Die Welt auf dem Teller
Original Title: Die Welt auf dem Teller

When Doris Dörrie writes about food, it reads as though she’s embracing the entire world. She tells of melon moments from her childhood, of pure pasta joy and her love for hearty soups. She encourages us to be grateful for onigiri and ponders cultural tolerance over Valencian paella. She rethinks her consumption of eggs on account of a chicken called Brownie, and we learn how to connect with ourselves in the kitchen while chopping, grating and kneading.

Doris Dörrie’s stories about food stay with us, and give us an appetite — both for food and life itself.

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Culinary Reads, Contemporary Literature, Bestseller
208 pages
2020

978-3-257-07051-4
Doris
Dörrie

Doris Dörrie, born in Hannover, studied acting and theatre in California and in New York, but then decided to direct instead, attending film school in Munich. Parallel to her film career (including Men, Straight to the Heart, Cherry Blossoms – Hanami) she has published short stories and novels (including The Blue Dress), a book about writing (Living, Writing, Breathing), auto fictional texts (including The Heroine's Journey) and children's books. She lives in Munich.

Photo: © Mathias Bothor / laif
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Photo of Doris Dörrie, © Mathias Bothor / laif

Quotes

Bild der Frau, Hamburg

»A wonderful, beguiling read.«

Andreas Kilb
Die Zeit, Hamburg

»Doris Dörrie is one of the best storytellers in contemporary German literature.«

Awards

2021

Die Welt auf dem Teller mit Illustrationen von Zenji Funabashi mit dem ›ICMA-Award‹ (internationaler Preis für Grafik-Design) ausgezeichnet