# Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts - Hardcover

by **Anthony Bourdain** (Author), **Joel Rose** (Author), **Alberto Ponticelli** (Illustrator)

**_Hungry Ghosts_ is cooked up by the best selling author and veteran chef, Anthony Bourdain (_Kitchen Confidential_, Emmy-Award winning TV star of _Parts Unknown_) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (_Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster_) back again from their _New York Times_ #1 best seller, _Get Jiro_!.**

**Featuring all-new original recipes prepared by Bourdain, plus a yellow ribbon bookmark, and a guide to the ghostly legendary spirits behind these horrifying tales. This horror anthology is sure to please--and scare!**

On a dark, haunted night, a Russian Oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samurai game of 100 Candles--where each storyteller tells a terrifying tale of ghosts, demons and unspeakable beings--and prays to survive the challenge.

Inspired by the Japanese Edo period game of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, _Hungry Ghosts_ reimagines the classic stories of yokai, yorei, and obake, all tainted with the common thread of food.

Including stellar artists Sebastian Cabrol, Vanesa Del Rey, Francesco Francavilla, Irene Koh, Leo Manco, Alberto Ponticelli, Paul Pope, and Mateus Santolouco as well as amazing color by Jose Villarrubia, a drop-dead cover by Paul Pope.

"A gorgeous, haunting, at times gruesome saga that draws from the Japanese mythologies yokai, yorei, and obake, and mixes terrifying suspense with fascinating culinary intrigue, _Hungry Ghosts_ cements an underrated literary legacy of Bourdain. " _Entertainment Weekly_

"The expanded version of _Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts_ . . . reimagines the Japanese tradition of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai with a particularly spooky twist, as a group of chefs tell a series of stories linked by the common themes of the supernatural and food, each illustrated by artists like Vanesa Del Rey, Francesco Francavilla and Paul Pope. Of course, **like all good ghost stories, there's a twist in the tale**." --_The Hollywood Reporter_

\[Bourdain's\] "final graphic novel, _Hungry Ghosts_, **melds food, competition, and -- of course -- spooky specters with the culture-hopping human interest that Bourdain made his calling card**." -- **SYFY**

"A series of gastronomic ghost stories that bring together ... \[Bourdain's\] love of food, Japanese culture and old-school horror comics, plus some new recipes... **An all-star roster of illustrators, from alt-comics legend Paul Pope to "The Legend of Korra" artist Irene Koh, to bring each spooky tale to life.**" --_New York Post_

"**The book is a thing of beauty**, but the stories are filled with images of death and destruction. Knives and axes feature prominently. Decapitation and amputation abound. Eating but also being eaten. These are horror stories with recipes." --_The Independent UK_

"Structured as an old-fashioned Tales from the Crypt-style horror anthology, complete with a frame story and ghoulish host, the twist ... is that these offerings are all food-themed--and all variations on yarns from Kwaidan, Lafcadio Hearn's collection of traditional Japanese ghost lore. ..... **Each piece is drawn by a different artist, including such comics luminaries as Vanesa Del Rey, Francesco Francavilla, and Paul Pope**." -- _Publishers Weekly_

"Delicious." -- _Previews World_

"An off-beat and very interesting read .... The artwork on the series ... \[is\] top notch and fascinating--**a perfect combination of collaborators brought the stories to life across cultures**." -- _Comicon_

### Author Biography

Chef, author, and raconteur Anthony Bourdain is best known for traveling the globe on his TV show _Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown_. Somewhat notoriously, he has established himself as a professional gadfly, bête noir, advocate, social critic, and pork enthusiast, recognized for his caustic sense of humor worldwide. He is as unsparing of those things he hates, as he is evangelical about his passions.

Bourdain is the author of the _New York Times_ bestselling _Kitchen Confidential_ and _Medium Raw_; _A Cook's Tour_; the collection _The Nasty Bits_; the novels _Bone_ in the _Throat_ and _Gone Bamboo_; the biography _Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical_; two graphic novels, _Get Jiro!_ and _Get Jiro!: Blood and Sushi_ and his latest _New York Times_ bestselling cookbook _Appetites._ He has written for _The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Times of London, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Vanity Fair, Lucky Peach_ and many other publications. In 2013, Bourdain launched his own publishing line with Ecco, Anthony Bourdain Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. He is the host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning docuseries Anthony Bourdain: _Parts Unknown_ on CNN, and before that hosted Emmy award-winning _No Reservations_ and _The Layover_ on Travel Channel, and _The Taste_ on ABC.

**Number of Pages:** 128

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 10.4 x 6.9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 02, 2018

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