Book guide
The Glutton
In revolutionary France, a peasant's impossible hunger turns him into a spectacle, a weapon and a legend.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalClass divideLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Glutton
Inspired by the historical figure known as the Great Tarare, the novel imagines the life of a poor young man in eighteenth-century France whose insatiable appetite sends him down a chaotic path. As revolution spreads, he passes through exploitation, spectacle, war and medical scrutiny, while rumours of monstrous acts gather around him. His story explores hunger, poverty, desire and survival at the margins of society.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- violence
- gore
- animal cruelty
- animal death
- medical experimentation
- suicidal thoughts
- war
- abuse
