Stealing Buddha's Dinner
By Bich Minh Nguyen
By Bich Minh Nguyen
By Bich Minh Nguyen
By Bich Minh Nguyen
Category: Biography & Memoir
Category: Biography & Memoir
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Paperback $18.00
Jan 29, 2008 | ISBN 9780143113034
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Praise
“[A] perfectly pitched and prodigiously detailed memoir.” – Boston Globe
“Relevant not only to anyone who’s ever lusted after the perfect snack . . . but anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider.” - San Francisco Chronicle
“A charming memoir . . . Her prose is engaging, precise, compact.” –The New York Times Book Review
“Her typical and not-so-typical childhood experiences give her story a universal flavor.” –USA Today
“[D]eftly crafted . . . Far from being a memoir of what could be described as fitting into the kitschy ethnic-lit genre, her story is at once personal and broad, about one Vietnamese refugee navigating U.S. culture as well as an exploration of identity. . . . [S]he pays equal attention to the rhythm and poignancy of language to build her story as she does the circumstances into which she was born.” — Michael Standaert, Los Angeles Times
“The author’s prose is lovely and her imagery fresh. And in her recreation of a world populated by Family Ties [and] Ritz crackers . . . she has captured the 1980s with perfection. . . . This debut suggests she’s a writer to watch.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Nguyen brings back moments and sensations with such vivid clarity that readers will find themselves similarly jolted back in time. She’s a sensuous writer–colors and textures weave together in her work to create a living fabric. This book should be bought and read anytime your soul hungers for bright language and close observation.” – Emily Carter Roiphe, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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