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The origin of the expression skeleton at the feast (or banquet) has been traced back to a description by ancient Greek moralist and essayist Plutarch (circa A.D. 46 to 120) of the Egyptian custom of bringing in a skeleton or mummy at a feast or banquet as a reminder of mortality amidst the festivity.
7. Sept. 2016 · The phrase a skeleton at the feast, or at the banquet, denotes a person or event that brings gloom or sadness to an occasion of joy or celebration.
Skeletons at the Feast is a novel by author Chris Bohjalian, published in 2008. It tells the story of a journey in the waning months of World War II concerning the Emmerich family, who flee their beloved home in Prussia and move west to avoid the advancing Russian troops.
1. Jan. 2008 · In ‘Skeletons at the Feast,’ Chris Bohjalian writes a raw and brutal account of a trek across what remains of Hitler’s Third Reich, of individuals fleeing the invading Russian army ‘Ivan’ and headed for the hopefully more merciful British and American troops.
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Noun [ edit] skeleton at the feast (plural skeletons at the feast) ( idiomatic) One whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion. ( idiomatic) A reminder of death, a memento mori. Categories: English terms with audio links. English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns. English multiword terms. English idioms.
About Skeletons at the Feast. In January 1945, in the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives: an attempt to cross the remnants of the Third Reich, from Warsaw to the Rhine if necessary, to reach the British and American lines.
Skeletons at the Feast is a novel by author Chris Bohjalian, published in 2008. It tells the story of a journey in the waning months of World War II concerning the Emmerich family, who flee their beloved home in Prussia and move west to avoid the advancing Russian troops.
