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The Book of Salt

The Book of Salt - Paperback

by Monique Truong
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Availability:In StockContributor:Monique TruongPublish date:2004-06-15Pages:261
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mariner BooksISBN-13:9780618446889ISBN-10:618446885UPC:9780618446889Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, World Literature, Cultural HeritageBook Topic:FranceAward:2004 Bard Fiction Prize Winner - Emerging Writer AwardSize:8.26 x 5.58 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.52Product ID:SCNXBDHFTW

A novel of Paris in the 1930s from the eyes of the Vietnamese cook employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, by the author of The Sweetest Fruits.

Viewing his famous mesdames and their entourage from the kitchen of their rue de Fleurus home, Binh observes their domestic entanglements while seeking his own place in the world. In a mesmerizing tale of yearning and betrayal, Monique Truong explores Paris from the salons of its artists to the dark nightlife of its outsiders and exiles. She takes us back to Binh's youthful servitude in Saigon under colonial rule, to his life as a galley hand at sea, to his brief, fateful encounters in Paris with Paul Robeson and the young Ho Chi Minh.

Winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award

A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, Village Voice, Seattle Times, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, and others

"An irresistible, scrupulously engineered confection that weaves together history, art, and human nature...a veritable feast."--Los Angeles Times

"A debut novel of pungent sensuousness and intricate, inspired imagination...a marvelous tale."--Elle

"Addictive...Deliciously written...Both eloquent and original."--Entertainment Weekly

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Mariner BooksISBN-13:9780618446889ISBN-10:618446885UPC:9780618446889Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, World Literature, Cultural HeritageBook Topic:FranceAward:2004 Bard Fiction Prize Winner - Emerging Writer AwardSize:8.26 x 5.58 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.52Product ID:SCNXBDHFTW
Truong, Monique: - MONIQUE TRUONG was born in Saigon in 1968 and moved to the United States at age six. She graduated from Yale University and the Columbia University School of Law, going on to specialize in intellectual property. Truong coedited the anthology Watermark: Vietnamese American Poetry and Prose. Her first novel, The Book of Salt, a national bestseller, was awarded the 2003 Bard Fiction Prize, the Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award, and the Young Lions Fiction Award, among other honors. Granting Truong an Award of Excellence, the Vietnamese American Studies Center at San Francisco State University called her "a pioneer in the field, as an academic, an advocate, and an artist."
Publisher: Mariner Books

Awards

🏆 2004 Bard Fiction Prize Winner - Emerging Writer Award

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Monique Truong

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Monique Truong

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