Cooking in the Wrong Century

Teresa Präauer author Eleanor Updegraff translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Publishing:7th May '26

£10.99

This title is due to be published on 7th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Cooking in the Wrong Century cover

'Irresistible... astute observations on the absurd theatre of aspirational living in the age of social media' New Statesman

An evening of perfect preparation. A night of uninvited chaos.

In her stylish apartment, the hostess is hard at work. She folds linen napkins, arranges wildflowers and cues up algorithmically chosen soft jazz to project an effortless cool.

Every detail is chosen with care, which makes it all the more galling when her guests arrive late and already drunk. As small talk becomes slurred confessions and lost inhibitions, the hostess struggles to maintain control over an evening far beyond her wildest imaginings.

FURTHER PRAISE:

'Brilliantly clever' IRISH TIMES

'Amusing and delightfully compact' DAILY MAIL

'Moreish' GUARDIAN

'Beautiful' STYLIST

'Stylish and very moving' ADAM THIRLWELL

'Thoroughly enjoyable' AYSEGÜL SAVAS

'I loved it' CLAIRE POWELL

"Every fear you’ve ever had about hosting a dinner party crops up in this half dream, half choose-your-own-adventure"
—GQ, The best books of 2025

ISBN: 9781805331780

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

176 pages