{"product_id":"the-book-of-salt-9780618446889","title":"The Book of Salt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Sweetest Fruits\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViewing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e A Best Book of the Year: \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/em\u003e, and others\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An irresistible, scrupulously engineered confection that weaves together history, art, and human nature...a veritable feast.\"--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"A debut novel of pungent sensuousness and intricate, inspired imagination...a marvelous tale.\"--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Addictive...Deliciously written...Both eloquent and original.\"--\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruong, Monique:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\"","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614632874258,"sku":"9780618446889","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c41b1d7d-9016-40b4-927b-910613fe968d.jpg?v=1732454210","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-salt-9780618446889","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}