Journey to the Land of the Flies by Aldo Buzzi

Mark Strand recommends
Journey to the Land of the Flies, essays by Aldo Buzzi: "It is impossible to describe the homey exoticism of this book, its associative richness, its great intelligence manifested so casually, its wit, its imaginative scope, its revelations, its dilemmas, e.g., 'I was reflecting on the menu, undecided between serpent soup, roast monkey, or a simple stuffed dog with roast pepper.' " (Random)