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The Book of Salt : A Novel by Monique Truong, Monique T. D. Truong is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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In Paris, in 1934, Binh has accompanied his employers, Gertrude Stein and Alivce 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 gal
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Monique Truong, Monique T. D. Truong
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780547524993
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.48 / 5 (3,795 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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