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Bill Buford

Author of Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

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Includes the names: Bill Buford, Bill Buford, Bill Buford, Bill Burford, B. ED. Buford, ed. B. Buford, William Buford, Ed. Bill Buford, ED. BILL BUFORD, Bill ed. Buford, Bill - Editor Buford, Edited By Bill Buford, Bill (ed.) Granta; Buford

Disambiguation Notice:

Many issues of Granta have been cataloged here under the name of the longtime, but now former, editor, Bill Buford.

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Works by Bill Buford

Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in… (2006) 2,749 copies
Among the Thugs (1991) 982 copies
Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking (2020) 320 copies
Granta 43: Best of Young British Novelists 2 (1993) — Editor — 177 copies
Granta 25: The Murderee (1988) — Editor — 162 copies
Granta 34: Death of a Harvard Man (1990) — Editor — 159 copies
Granta 21: The Story-Teller (1987) — Editor — 157 copies
Granta 37: The Family (1991) — Editor — 155 copies
Granta 26: Travel (1989) — Editor — 154 copies
Granta 24: Inside Intelligence (1988) — Editor — 152 copies
Granta 27: Death (1989) — Editor — 152 copies
Granta 46: Crime (1994) — Editor — 152 copies
Granta 29: New World (1989) — Editor — 151 copies
Granta 32: History (1990) — Editor — 151 copies
Granta 28: Birthday: The Anniversary Issue (1989) — Editor — 150 copies
Granta 30: New Europe (1990) — Editor — 145 copies
Granta 48: Africa (1994) — Editor — 143 copies
Granta 41: Biography (1992) — Editor — 143 copies
Granta 31: The General (1990) — Editor — 143 copies
Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra (2009) 139 copies
Granta 35: An Unbearable Peace (1991) — Editor — 139 copies
The Best of Granta Travel (1991) 139 copies
Granta 23: Home (1988) — Editor — 138 copies
Granta 33: What Went Wrong? (1990) — Editor — 131 copies
Granta 42: Krauts! (1992) — Editor — 130 copies
Granta 20: In Trouble Again (1986) — Editor — 130 copies
Granta 47: Losers (1994) — Editor — 128 copies
Granta 22: With Your Tongue Down My Throat (1987) — Editor — 128 copies
Granta 36: Vargas Llosa for President (1991) — Editor — 126 copies
Granta 44: The Last Place on Earth (1993) 125 copies
Granta 49: Money (1994) — Editor — 118 copies
Granta 50: Fifty (1995) — Editor — 117 copies
Granta 51: Big Men (1995) 117 copies
Granta 45: Gazza Agonistes (1993) 116 copies
Granta 40: The Womanizer (1992) — Editor — 113 copies
Granta 38: We're So Happy! (1991) — Editor — 113 copies
Granta 39: The Body (1992) — Editor — 105 copies
The Best American Travel Writing 2010 (2010) — Editor; Introduction — 100 copies
Granta 15: The Fall of Saigon (1985) — Editor — 97 copies
Granta 7: Best of Young British Novelists (1983) — Editor — 91 copies
Granta 18: The Snap Revolution (1986) — Editor — 90 copies
Granta 10: Travel Writing (1984) — Editor — 88 copies
The Granta Book of the Family (1995) — Editor — 88 copies
Granta 16: Science (1985) — Editor — 82 copies
Granta 17: While Waiting for a War (1985) — Editor — 81 copies
Granta 19: More Dirt (1986) — Editor — 76 copies
Granta 8: Dirty Realism (1983) — Editor — 72 copies
Granta 14: Autobiography (1984) — Editor — 71 copies
Granta 11: Greetings From Prague (1984) — Editor — 60 copies
Granta 13: After the Revolution (1984) — Editor — 54 copies
Granta 5: The Modern Common Wind (1982) — Editor — 44 copies
Granta 1: New American Writing (1979) 44 copies
Granta 12: The True Adventures of The Rolling Stones (1984) — Editor — 44 copies
Granta 9: John Berger, Boris (1983) — Editor — 43 copies
Granta 3: The End of the English Novel (1980) — Editor — 41 copies
Granta 6: A Literature for Politics (1990) — Editor — 41 copies
Granta 2: George Steiner, The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. (1980) — Editor — 36 copies
Granta 4: Beyond the Crisis (1989) — Editor — 36 copies
Granta 18 & 19: The Snap Revolution; More Dirt: New Writing from America (1986) — Editor — 10 copies
Walton Ford (2023) 4 copies
Grant's Guide to Hay on wye Talgarth & the Black Mountains 2 copies
Granta Magazine: 6 Issues (1-6) (1989) 2 copies
Jord : en kockaspirants och familjefars äventyr i Lyon, på spaning efter hemligheten bakom den franska… (2021) 2 copies
Henry VII 1 copy
Waiting for a Goal (A Vintage Short) (2014) 1 copy
Oui, chef! (2020) 1 copy
Heat: An Amateurs Adventure as Kitchen Slave 1 copy
I furiosi della domenica. Viaggio al centro della violenza ultrà (1992) 1 copy
煉獄廚房食習日記 (2007) 1 copy
Miedzy kibolami 1 copy
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Associated Works

The New Kings of Nonfiction (2007) — Contributor — 742 copies
Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink (2007) — Contributor — 534 copies
The Best American Travel Writing 2000 (2000) — Contributor — 346 copies
The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism (1997) — Contributor — 214 copies
The Best American Travel Writing 2008 (2008) — Contributor — 211 copies
Granta 147: 40th Birthday Special (2019) — Contributor — 56 copies
The Best American Food Writing 2021 (2021) — Contributor — 41 copies
Published and Perished: Memoria, Eulogies, and Remembrances of American Writers (2002) — Contributor — 37 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1954-10-06
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Places of residence
California, USA
England, UK
France
Education
University of Cambridge (King's College)
Occupations
editor
chef
Organizations
Granta
The New Yorker
Disambiguation notice
Many issues of Granta have been cataloged here under the name of the longtime, but now former, editor, Bill Buford.

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AbneyLibri | 16 other reviews | May 15, 2024 |
Among the Thugs by Bill Buford
This book was exceedingly violent, foul, and depressing - and one hell of a read. It also convinced me that I will never attend a soccer game in Europe.
 
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gonzocc | 29 other reviews | Mar 31, 2024 |
Dirt : adventures in Lyon as a chef in training,… by Bill Buford
Fascinatingly delicious, surprisingly poignant. Recommend! ♥️
 
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decaturmamaof2 | 16 other reviews | Nov 22, 2023 |
Money - Granta Book 49 by Bill Buford
15 biographical stories around money, income, wealth
 
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betty_s | 1 other review | Oct 1, 2023 |
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