Profound acts of intimacy: Vietnamese writers Quang Bao, a gay man, and Monique Truong, a straight woman, sat down recently to talk about her recent acclaimed novel, The Book of Salt, which details the imagined emotions and daily life of Binh, Gertrude Stein's and Alice Toklas' gay cook

Authors :: Bao, Quang
Source :: Lambda Book Report. Oct-Nov, 2003, Vol. 12 Issue 3-4, p6, 2 p.
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: Quang Bao: Writers claim often not to think of readers, but your book's a hit with so many different kinds of readers, including gays and lesbians. Are you surprised? Monique [...]

Subjects :: The Book of Salt (Novel) -- Criticism and interpretation
Novels -- Analysis
Gay literature -- Analysis
Literature/writing
Women's issues/gender studies
Criticism and interpretation
Analysis
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