The Book of Salt
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The Book of Salt is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Monique Truong that imagines the inner life of a Vietnamese cook working for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas in 1930s Paris.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut novel
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Monique Truong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stonewall Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class
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colonialism ⓘ diaspora ⓘ domestic labor ⓘ exile ⓘ identity ⓘ language ⓘ memory ⓘ race ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| dealsWith | French colonialism in Indochina ⓘ |
| exploresPerspective |
colonial subject in Europe
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queer Asian migrant ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alice B. Toklas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gertrude Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresProtagonistSexualOrientation | gay GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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historical fiction ⓘ immigrant literature ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasLGBTContent | true ⓘ |
| hasTitleMotif | salt ⓘ |
| involvesHistoricalFigures |
Alice B. Toklas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gertrude Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Binh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Asian American Literary Award
NERFINISHED
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Guardian First Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ PEN/Hemingway Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | imagining the inner life of a Vietnamese cook in 1930s Paris ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | cook ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
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