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The Fruit Hunters
EDITORS’ CHOICE, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
WINNER, McAUSLAN FIRST BOOK AWARD
FINALIST, MAVIS GALLANT PRIZE
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal — fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships, and lured people into new worlds. An expedition through the bizarre and fascinating world of fruit, The Fruit Hunters is the engrossing story of one of earth’s most desired foods. Enter a Willy Wonka-like world with mangoes that taste like piña coladas, orange cloudberries, peanut butter fruits, and the miracle fruit that turns everything sour sweet, making lemons taste like lemonade. Peopled with a cast of characters as varied and magical as the fruit — smugglers, inventors, explorers and epicures — this extraordinary book unveils the mysterious universe of fruit, from the jungles of Borneo to the prized orchards of Florida’s fruit hunters to American supermarkets. Gollner examines the fruits we eat and explains why we eat them — the scientific, economic, and aesthetic reasons; he traces the life of mass-produced fruits — how they are created, grown, and marketed; and he explores the underworld of fruits that are inaccessible, ignored, and even forbidden in the Western world.”
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On The Big Screen
Nov 07, 2012The Fruit Hunters has been made into a feature documentary. It opens in Canadian theaters Nov 23 2012. More info here
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Fruit Hunters on Dr. Oz
Nov 07, 2012A special miracle fruit tasting with the miracle doctor himself… warning: giant tongue ahead
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China, Japan, Korea
Nov 07, 2012The Fruit Hunters is now available in China, Japan, and Korea
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A Few Recent Stories
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Wall Street Jam
Feb 24, 2011My report for the Wall Street Journal about jam-makers using rare fruits