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| Genre/Form: | Biographical fiction Historical fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Gertrude Stein; Alice B Toklas |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Monique T D Truong |
| ISBN: | 0618446885 9780618446889 |
| OCLC Number: | 55657455 |
| Notes: | "A Mariner book." |
| Awards: | Originally published: 2003. |
| Description: | 261 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Monique Truong. |
Abstract:
In Paris, in 1934, Binh has accompanied his employers, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, to the train station for their departure to America. His own destination is unclear: will he go with "the Steins," stay in France, or return to Vietnam? Binh fled his homeland in disgrace. For five years, he has been the live-in cook at the famous apartment at 27 Rue de Fleurus. Before Binh's decision is revealed, his narrative catapults us back to his youth in French-colonized Vietnam, his years as a galley hand at sea, and his days turning out fragrant repasts for the doyennes of the Lost Generation. He is a habitue of the Paris demimonde, an exile and an alien, a man of musings and memories, and, possibly, lies. Love is the prize that has eluded him, from his family to the men he has sought out, often at his peril.--From publisher description.
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