books recommended by Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.

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books recommended by Anthony Bourdain

Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

Lolita

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

The White Album

The White Album

Joan Didion

Best Evidence

Best Evidence

David S. Lifton

How to Live

How to Live

Sarah Bakewell

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson

You're Better Than Me

You're Better Than Me

Bonnie McFarlane

Ripley's Game

Ripley's Game

Patricia Highsmith

True Grit

True Grit

Charles Portis

The Gaza Kitchen

The Gaza Kitchen

Laila El-Haddad

Devil in the Grove

Devil in the Grove

Gilbert King

A Collection of Essays

A Collection of Essays

George Orwell

The Quiet American

The Quiet American

Graham Greene

Essays

Essays

George Orwell

Eating Viet Nam

Eating Viet Nam

Graham Holliday

Agents of Innocence

Agents of Innocence

David Ignatius

Something to Food About

Something to Food About

Questlove

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

George V. Higgins

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

The Rogue's March

The Rogue's March

Peter F. Stevens

Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

Malcolm Lowry

Ways of Escape

Ways of Escape

Graham Greene

The Man Who Lost the War

The Man Who Lost the War

W. T. Tyler

Hard Rain Falling

Hard Rain Falling

Don Carpenter

Between Meals

Between Meals

A. J. Liebling

Total Chaos

Total Chaos

Jeff Gold

Dancing Bear

Dancing Bear

James Crumley

Daniel

Daniel

Daniel Boulud

Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

William S. Burroughs

My Last Supper

My Last Supper

Melanie Dunea

Down and Out in Paris and London

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

The Proud Highway

The Proud Highway

Hunter S. Thompson

A Brief History of Seven Killings

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

Libra

Libra

Don DeLillo

Crash

Crash

J.G. Ballard

Thrown

Thrown

Kerry Howley

Adios, Motherfucker

Adios, Motherfucker

Michael Ruffino

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

The Devil All the Time

The Devil All the Time

Donald Ray Pollock

Rice, Noodle, Fish

Rice, Noodle, Fish

Matt Goulding

Prune

Prune

Gabrielle Hamilton

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Lolita

The White Album

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