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Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- ISBN
- 9780143113034
- Book Title
- Stealing Buddha's Dinner
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Women, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Popular Culture
- Item Weight
- 6.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143113038
ISBN-13
9780143113034
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62262885
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stealing Buddha's Dinner
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Women, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Popular Culture
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.9 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"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, "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, "[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, Relevant not only to anyone whos ever lusted after the perfect snack . . . but anyone whos 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", "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, 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
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
977.4/5600495922092
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest (where the Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme), the desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food. More exotic- seeming than her Buddhist grandmother's traditional specialties, the campy, preservative-filled "delicacies" of mainstream America capture her imagination. In Stealing Buddha's Dinner , the glossy branded allure of Pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House Cookies becomes an ingenious metaphor for Nguyen's struggle to become a "real" American, a distinction that brings with it the dream of the perfect school lunch, burgers and Jell- O for dinner, and a visit from the Kool-Aid man. Vivid and viscerally powerful, this remarkable memoir about growing up in the 1980s introduces an original new literary voice and an entirely new spin on the classic assimilation story., As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest (where the Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme), the desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food. More exotic- seeming than her Buddhist grandmothers traditional specialties, the campy, preservative-filled delicacies of mainstream America capture her imagination. In "Stealing Buddhas Dinner," the glossy branded allure of Pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House Cookies becomes an ingenious metaphor for Nguyens struggle to become a real American, a distinction that brings with it the dream of the perfect school lunch, burgers and Jell- O for dinner, and a visit from the Kool-Aid man. Vivid and viscerally powerful, this remarkable memoir about growing up in the 1980s introduces an original new literary voice and an entirely new spin on the classic assimilation story., Winner of the PEN/Jerard Award Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year Kiriyama Notable Book "[A] perfectly pitched and prodigiously detailed memoir." - Boston Globe As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest (where the Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme), the desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food. More exotic- seeming than her Buddhist grandmother's traditional specialties, the campy, preservative-filled "delicacies" of mainstream America capture her imagination. In Stealing Buddha's Dinner , the glossy branded allure of Pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House Cookies becomes an ingenious metaphor for Nguyen's struggle to become a "real" American, a distinction that brings with it the dream of the perfect school lunch, burgers and Jell- O for dinner, and a visit from the Kool-Aid man. Vivid and viscerally powerful, this remarkable memoir about growing up in the 1980s introduces an original new literary voice and an entirely new spin on the classic assimilation story., In this viscerally powerful memoir, Nguyen pens a nostalgic, candid account of growing up as a Vietnamese girl in the Midwest in the 1980s, and using popular American food--from Pringles potato chips to Toll House cookies--as a way to fit in and become a real American., Winner of the PEN/Jerard Award Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year Kiriyama Notable Book " A perfectly pitched and prodigiously detailed memoir." - Boston Globe As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest (where the Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme), the desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food. More exotic- seeming than her Buddhist grandmother's traditional specialties, the campy, preservative-filled "delicacies" of mainstream America capture her imagination. In Stealing Buddha's Dinner , the glossy branded allure of Pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House Cookies becomes an ingenious metaphor for Nguyen's struggle to become a "real" American, a distinction that brings with it the dream of the perfect school lunch, burgers and Jell- O for dinner, and a visit from the Kool-Aid man. Vivid and viscerally powerful, this remarkable memoir about growing up in the 1980s introduces an original new literary voice and an entirely new spin on the classic assimilation story.
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- i***r (183)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBeautiful. Fast ship. Well packaged. Very nice seller. 😁 Glad to have this piece! I’ve been looking for one for a while but most Palmero works are overseas. I feel lucky to have found this one in Ohio! Thanks!! ☺️
- m***o (76)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat shipping, packaging and value all amazing
- 1***1 (101)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePrompt shipment. Item as advertised. Pleased with transaction. Recommended seller. A++2 Pairs Men's Plaid Shorts Cargo Flat Front Size 36 (#155745721935)