Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Published on 29. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-241-76606-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Eric Schlosser changed the way we ate' Guardian
'Irresistible . . . frighteningly convincing . . . channelling the spirits of Upton Sinclair and Rachel Carson' San Francisco Chronicle
This landmark work of reportage exposed how a handful of fast-food giants came to dominate America and remake the world in their image: eroding wages, damaging consumers' health and wrecking the environment. From talking to workers at meatpacking plants with shocking safety records to revealing the tactics used to target ever-younger customers, Eric Schlosser's blend of humane storytelling and meticulous research encouraged millions to question the industrial food system, and to rethink the way they eat.
'Irresistible . . . frighteningly convincing . . . channelling the spirits of Upton Sinclair and Rachel Carson' San Francisco Chronicle
This landmark work of reportage exposed how a handful of fast-food giants came to dominate America and remake the world in their image: eroding wages, damaging consumers' health and wrecking the environment. From talking to workers at meatpacking plants with shocking safety records to revealing the tactics used to target ever-younger customers, Eric Schlosser's blend of humane storytelling and meticulous research encouraged millions to question the industrial food system, and to rethink the way they eat.
Reviews / Votes
Eric Schlosser changed the way we ate * Guardian * Intelligent, impeccably researched, terrifyingly detailed * The Times * Fast Food Nation lifted the polystyrene lid on the global fast food industry ... and sparked a storm * Observer * Fast Food Nation is witness to the rigour and seriousness of the best American journalism * Daily Telegraph * Schlosser's reportage is as good as it gets * GQ * Schlosser has a flair for dazzling scene-setting and an arsenal of startling facts * Los Angeles Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
373 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-76606-4 (9780241766064)
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E-Book
04/2002
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.49
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Person
Eric Schlosser is the author of Fast Food Nation (2001), Reefer Madness (2003), Command and Control (2013), and Gods of Metal (2015). Command and Control was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History. He's helped to produce numerous films, including Fast Food Nation, There Will Be Blood, and Food, Inc. Two of his plays, Americans and We the People, have been staged in London. He is currently at work on a book about prisons.