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Tomato Age
AuthorTristan Cedeno
CountrySouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
LanguageLatin
SubjectThe use of tomatoes throughout history
GenreEpic poetry, Essay
Published2015
PublisherThe Publishing Company

Tomato Age

Tomato Age is an

Newberry Award
in 2015 for Best Essay of the Year.

Synopsis

Here is the opening text in the original Latin:

Decursu saeculorum civilis multi eruditi studuerunt usum natura consectetur sed sodales Academia studiosae confidimus ut Concilium penitiorem rubrum fructus allatura...

In English:

In the course of civilization's ages, many a scholar have studied the use and nature of the tomato, but it is my hope that the students and members of the Academia Concilium will gain deeper understanding of the red fruit...

The office of the Acadelium, just outside Montreal.

Cedeno sought a revival in the Academia Concilium (Acadelium), and hoped his essay would bring it about. When first read by the members of the Acadelium, many criticized it, calling it "too new" and "awkward." However, one night in November, one of Cedeno's colleagues read the article for himself and liked it. The next day, at a board meeting, he convinced the council of Tomato Age, calling it "the best essay ever since Barbarmagedy." Eventually, the essay found its way to Prime Minister