食魔
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食魔
Description
農家少年石磨因貪吃遭逢家難，被迫漂流上海覓食。此時是上世紀三十年代，城頭風云變幻，城中眾生擾擾。心地單純的石磨只求一飽，然世事無如吃飯難，他因搶食火神廟貢品几乎送命，幸為花煙間老板娘大阿姐救助。歷經艱辛之後，他精於辨味的天生異秉逐漸顯露，終於得到滬上聞人杜月笙和軍統創建者戴笠的賞識，在華格臬路杜公館專司飲食提調，成了上海灘無人不曉的 "食魔"。奇人而有奇疾，食魔是"天閹"，不能人道，好在他的世界只需滿足口腹之欲。
杜月笙和戴笠皆是風云人物，且有識人巨眼，食魔因緣際會，竟成為許多大場面中的主角--東北軍易幟后入關、國聯調查團遇險、兩廣事變、淞滬抗日會戰。食魔懵懂依舊，卻屢屢憑他"提調"過的食物在無意中改變了中國的歷史。但這亦可說是天意：食物永遠是中國人的天。
天從來就不是仁慈的，石磨的母親、三林塘的船家、法捕房的漢奸、高安路牛奶棚的雜工、虹口的白俄妓女、老靶子路河豚店的日人店主、廣東王陳濟棠的廚娘皆為食而死。就是強悍的大阿姐也逃不過這樣的命運，連累食魔失去他舌頭的魔力，墮入無味的地獄。杜月笙一語點撥，食魔 "身祭" 後逐漸恢復，終在重慶被川菜和奇食"牛漩"打通食脈，從此進入了神一般的境界。憑一條靈舌，他可以拯救戒毒後不思飲食的張學良，玩轉日本商界大亨船津辰一郎，甚至還以味牽線，成就了杜月笙和孟小冬的好事。
然而慾望之極幽暗如淵，即使它是屬於神的。沒有人能夠猜到，食魔最后如何走火入魔，又如何在身后悄悄扭轉了第二次世界大戰的歷史巨輪。
一飲一啄，自有因緣。《食魔》的故事真耶幻耶，讀者鑒之。但其對食物和味覺的刻摹精彩絕倫，如有神助，堪稱華文世界第一！
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Faulty or damaged items are always covered. See Returns.
Returns
Damaged or incorrect items (within 30 days)
If an item arrives damaged or isn’t what you ordered, contact us within 30 days of delivery. We may ask for a photo, and if we need the item back we’ll send a prepaid return label, so it costs you nothing. You’ll receive a replacement or refund, as guaranteed under the Australian Consumer Law.
Change of mind (within 30 days)
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- you have your proof of purchase;
- the item is unused and in its original condition and packaging;
- it isn’t a sale item, special order, custom item or gift voucher.
You pay the postage to return change-of-mind items. Change-of-mind returns aren’t available for print-on-demand titles or bulk orders with special pricing.
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