Sophie Mackintosh’s Cursed Bread explores a 1951 French bread poisoning event through a fractured, introspective narrative.
Takeaways
•The novel loosely bases its story on a real French mass poisoning in Pont-Saint-Esprit, where ergot fungus likely caused hallucinations and deaths.
•Mackintosh focuses on Elody, a troubled protagonist whose internal struggles overshadow the historical event, employing an unreliable, fragmented narrative style.
•The book juxtaposes reality and perception, emphasizing psychological ruminations and ambiguity rather than a straightforward historical retelling.
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