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The Book of Salt de Monique Truong

The Book of Salt

Autor Monique Truong
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2004
In a compelling novel that takes the reader on a strange journey from Indochina to Paris, the Vietnamese cook for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Binh is a lost soul, an exile and an alien, a man of musings, memories and possibly lies- Tastes, oceans, sweat, tears - The Book of Salt is a an inspired novel about food and exile, love and betrayal.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780099455455
ISBN-10: 0099455455
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 131 x 201 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.17 kg
Editura: Vintage Publishing
Locul publicării:United Kingdom

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Recenzii

"A tour de force. Truong should take literate America by storm."

Kirkus Reviews, Starred

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

"Both eloquent and original, The Book of Salt is a savory read." -Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly

"...fascinating first novel.. Truong's birthplace...is evoked here with piercing yearning and authenticity..." -The New York Times Book Review The New York Times Book Review

"...seductive tale of exile, memory, sex, identity, language, the sins of colonialism and the social and cultural politics of food." -The Miami Herald The Miami Herald

"[The Book of Salt] displays its author's supple imagination on every page." - The Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Times

"If Monique Truong's stunning debut novel, The Book of Salt, doesn't win as many accolades as Jhumpa Lahiri's The Interpreter of Maladies, then the literary world needs new lenses through which to view Asian-American literature." - Out.com Out Magazine

"...Food and story-lovers alike will delight in this beautifully written and spellbinding story." -The Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Sun

" Dazzling...An exquisite, lyrical, challenging and funny debut by a writer to keep an eye on." -San Jose Mercury News 10 Best Books of the Year

San Jose Mercury News

"This sumptuous debut weaves cooking, language, cravings, and cruelty around a pseudo-historical figure." -The Village Voice Top 25 Books of the Year The Village Voice —