The Omnivore's Dilemma Author Biography
For my honors humanities and honors biology free choice book I chose to read one of Michael Pollan's popular novels called The Omnivore's Dilemma. I would recommend this book to teenager and adults who are interested in food and biology. Pollan breaks down every meal and made me want to continue my vegetarian diet. Below is a reflection for humanities that is an author biography on the famous Michael Pollan.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma written by Michael Pollan is one of Pollan’s very successful novels. The story answers the essential question “what should we have for dinner?” Pollan has written nine books and has been a very successful food activist and author since he arrived at the food scene twenty five years ago. Pollan is the professor of journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He received his B.A. in English from Bennington College in 1977 and an M.A. in English from Columbia University in 1981. He is a writer for the New York Times Magazine and a former executive editor for Harper's Magazine. In 2006, The Omnivore’s Dilemma was named one of the ten best books by the New York Times since 1987 and Washington Post. More awards like the California Book Award, the Northern California Book Award, the James Beard Award came soon after the book was published. Another cool accomplishment was that the book was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Pollan also collaborated Maira Kalman to create the illustrated version of Food Rules. In 2010, Pollan was named on the TIME 100 most influential people and one year earlier was named by Newsweek as one of the top 10 “New Thought Leaders”. For my honors biology book I chose to read one of Michael Pollan’s popular novels called The Omnivore’s Dilemma and I loved it. I think he brought a new perspective and used creative writing to talk about the biology of what we are eating. In The Omnivore's Dilemma, he describes four ways that human societies have obtained food. This includes the current industrial system, big organic operation, local self-sufficient farm and the hunter gatherer. Pollan follows each of these processes and from a plants to the dinner plate he interviews large factories and farmers to get the information he wanted and needed to share with others. Pollan suggests that “there is a fundamental tension between the logic of nature and the logic of human industry, that the way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world, and that industrial eating obscures crucially important ecological relationships and connections”. I think that Michael Pollan is brilliant and has been very helpful to use as my resource during the Whole Meal project.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma written by Michael Pollan is one of Pollan’s very successful novels. The story answers the essential question “what should we have for dinner?” Pollan has written nine books and has been a very successful food activist and author since he arrived at the food scene twenty five years ago. Pollan is the professor of journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He received his B.A. in English from Bennington College in 1977 and an M.A. in English from Columbia University in 1981. He is a writer for the New York Times Magazine and a former executive editor for Harper's Magazine. In 2006, The Omnivore’s Dilemma was named one of the ten best books by the New York Times since 1987 and Washington Post. More awards like the California Book Award, the Northern California Book Award, the James Beard Award came soon after the book was published. Another cool accomplishment was that the book was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Pollan also collaborated Maira Kalman to create the illustrated version of Food Rules. In 2010, Pollan was named on the TIME 100 most influential people and one year earlier was named by Newsweek as one of the top 10 “New Thought Leaders”. For my honors biology book I chose to read one of Michael Pollan’s popular novels called The Omnivore’s Dilemma and I loved it. I think he brought a new perspective and used creative writing to talk about the biology of what we are eating. In The Omnivore's Dilemma, he describes four ways that human societies have obtained food. This includes the current industrial system, big organic operation, local self-sufficient farm and the hunter gatherer. Pollan follows each of these processes and from a plants to the dinner plate he interviews large factories and farmers to get the information he wanted and needed to share with others. Pollan suggests that “there is a fundamental tension between the logic of nature and the logic of human industry, that the way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world, and that industrial eating obscures crucially important ecological relationships and connections”. I think that Michael Pollan is brilliant and has been very helpful to use as my resource during the Whole Meal project.