Bitter in the Mouth
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Bitter in the Mouth is a novel by Monique Truong that follows a Vietnamese American adoptee in North Carolina who experiences a rare form of synesthesia, intertwining themes of identity, memory, and family secrets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Monique Truong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorGender | female ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Vietnamese American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacterWith | rare form of synesthesia ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Monique Truong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Vietnamese American experience
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ personal trauma ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ transracial adoption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | synesthesia ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Linda Hammerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | second novel by Monique Truong ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Vietnamese American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Southern culture
ⓘ
adoption ⓘ family secrets ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ race ⓘ |
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