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'At the Wolf's Table' (; "The [Female] Tasters") is a 2018 novel by Italian author Rosella Postorino, with the English translation by Leah Janeczko. It is about a woman, Rosa Sauer, who becomes a food taster for Adolf Hitler during World War II. This is the first novel by Postorino to have an official English translation.

It was originally published by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore in Italy in January 2018.'[http://feltrinellieditore.it/opera/opera/le-assaggiatrici/ Le assaggiatrici]'. Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore. Retrieved on April 4, 2018.

Background



Postorino derived the story from that of real-life food taster Margot Wlk. The author used her own given name for the fictionalized version of the inspiration. Postorino learned about Wlk in 2014 after reading an article about her in an Italian newspaper, but Wlk died before Postorino had a chance to interview her. Postorino decided to write a novel with a fictional character due to the fact she never got to speak to Wlk.

Plot



The main character is telling the story while in the present day as a senior citizen.[https://www.npr.org/2019/01/26/688291714/tasting-food-for-the-f-hrer-at-the-wolfs-table Tasting Food For The Fhrer At 'The Wolf's Table'], NPR, January 26, 2019.

Reception



The novel won the Premio Campiello literary prize.

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