The Omnivore's Dilemma
Why Food Matters More Than Ever (20th Anniversary Edition)
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:22nd Oct '26
£10.99
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The 20th anniversary edition of the classic work of food writing, with a new introduction by the author
‘The foundational text that allowed us to re-understand food’ Chris van Tulleken
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Michael Pollan devised his famous seven-word philosophy for healthy eating after the remarkable success of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Twenty years later, his investigation of the journey that food takes – from the soil to the plate – remains as urgent and topical as ever. This is the classic work that kick-started the global discussion of food quality and ethics.
This edition includes a new introduction in which Pollan shows how his arguments are more timely than ever, touching on ultra-processed food, the impact of climate change and healthy eating movements around the world.
‘The book that changed the way people who care about food think about food’ GQ
‘Outstanding . . . a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits’ The New Yorker
‘A beautifully written and shocking investigation’ Daily Telegraph
'As soon as it was published the Omnivore’s Dilemma entered the canon of food literature. It is a foundational text. It allowed us to re-understand food, and reclaim it as a complex substance with cultural, political, ecological, and moral dimensions, rather than being merely the sum of its nutritional parts. Pollan invited us to pose, and gave us the language to answer, one of most important questions since life began eating, billions of years ago: What should we have for dinner?' -- Chris van Tulleken
‘Beautifully written and shocking investigation of what slips into the swelling American stomach ... entertaining and eloquent' * Daily Telegraph *
‘This is one of the most thought-provoking books I've read in a while ... After you read this book there will be things you don't want to eat, ever again ... An honest, brilliant, troubling book. I recommend it to anyone' * Evening Standard *
‘Convivial, creative and deeply disturbing, though he does offer hope ... it has certainly changed the way I think about food' -- Audrey Niffenegger * Guardian *
‘On our we-need-to-know-this reading list ... a patient investigation of his nation's calorie industries' * Mail on Sunday *
ISBN: 9781037212833
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 30mm
Weight: 340g
480 pages