Big Night: A Novel with Recipes
by Joseph Tropiano
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Author: Joseph TropianoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-09-15
ISBN: 0312148445
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Book Review: review of Big Night novel and recipes
Summary: 2 Stars
I was expecting more in the way of recipes with this book. Many of the wonderful dishes from the "big night" dinner were not in the book, including the spectacular Timpano. That was a disappointment. I would not recommend purchasing the book if you want to find recipes for the items in the movie dinner.
Summary of Big Night: A Novel with Recipes
Set during the early 1950s, this story of love and linguini, purity and compromise--soon to be a major motion picture from MGM--takes a poignant and pointed look at Old World vs. New World values and provides a rueful assessment of the American Dream. In a New Jersey town, two Italian immigrant brothers stuggle to keep their restaurant afloat. Includes recipes.Big Night was the loveliest cinematic surprise of 1996, a small, delightful comedy about two brothers who hope to turn their new Italian restaurant into a successful business. Joseph Tropiano, who co-wrote the movie, has not written a conventional screenplay or a standard "novelization." Instead, he has turned his story into a compelling novel. Narrated by the brother-protagonists, the book is a wonderful companion to the movie, but also stands beautifully on its own. As a special treat, Tropiano introduces each of the novel's eleven chapters with a recipe for one of the dishes that appears in the movie!
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