'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' AYŞEGÜL SAVAS

'I loved it' CLAIRE POWELL



Teresa Präauer is a prize-winning Austrian author, essayist and playwright. She is a literary columnist for German newspapers and magazines, and lectures at universities internationally. Cooking in the Wrong Century is the first of her novels to be translated into English and received the highly prestigious Bremer Literaturpreis.