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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- ISBN
- 9780812981322
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812981324
ISBN-13
9780812981322
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99401193
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bitter in the Mouth : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Sagas, Family Life, Literary
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
“A deeply compassionate and artfully crafted novel.â€� - O, The Oprah Magazine “In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard advises would-be writers to find their bone, the thing that drives them to write&.Monique Truong’s bone is the outsider’s plight, and her pen is a scalpel, laying perfect words down along that nerve until even the happiest reader understands what it means to forever stand apart from your family and the larger society you inhabit.â€� -- Los Angeles Times “Fast-moving and beautifully strange&.[Linda’s] tasting words&quickly becomes second nature and eventually, metaphorical poetry. It has a poignancy that sneaks up on you, just like Truong’s entire clever tale.â€� -- Time Out New York “A flavorful, haunting journey&.Truong is a powerful writer.â€� -- The Oregonian “Truong’s mesmerizing prose beautifully captures [the heroine’s] taste-saturated world, and her portrait of a broken family’s secretive pockets and genuine moments of connection is affecting.â€� - Publishers Weekly (“Pick of the Weekâ€�, starred review) “Absorbing . . . Truong is a gifted storyteller, and in this quietly powerful novel she has created a compelling and unique character.â€� - Booklist (starred review) "Monique Truong’s Bitter in the Mouth , every word a taste, is a revelation of wit and heart and stunning talent. Truong invents Americana for a new America: from Great Uncle Harper to Dr Pepper and the Wright Brothers, she shades her classic coming of age tale with a magical ferocity that recalls Doctorow and Nabokov. Bitter in the Mouth is a soulful hymn to the hands we fashion with the cards we’re dealt." -Jayne Anne Phillips "Be prepared for a full range of tastes of life in Bitter in the Mouth : friendship, loyalty, love, family, and above all, the mysteries at every corner of one’s history that make us who we are. Monique Truong is a great observer and a beautiful writer." -Yiyun Li "Monique Truong creates a world so subtle, mysterious, moving and sensory that it heightens our consciousness of those qualities in our own. Bitter in the Mouthis the rare novel that makes one life story unique and universal at the same time." -Gloria Steinem From the Hardcover edition., "A coming-of-age tale with a magical ferocity that recalls Doctorow and Nabokov."--Jayne Anne Phillips, author of Lark & Termite "A beautifully written, complex story of self-discovery."-- The Boston Globe "Truong explores--and explodes--[her characters'] secrets at a captivating pace. . . . Reminiscent of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter ."-- The New York Times Book Review "A searing exploration of intimacy and enmity, language, betrayal, and silence, Bitter in the Mouth is as dazzling as it is deeply emotional. It also has the best twist in its tail--ever."-- Parade, "A coming-of-age tale with a magical ferocity that recalls Doctorow and Nabokov."-Jayne Anne Phillips, author of Lark & Termite "A beautifully written, complex story of self-discovery."- The Boston Globe "Truong explores-and explodes-[her characters'] secrets at a captivating pace. . . . Reminiscent of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter ."- The New York Times Book Review "A searing exploration of intimacy and enmity, language, betrayal, and silence, Bitter in the Mouth is as dazzling as it is deeply emotional. It also has the best twist in its tail-ever."- Parade, "A coming-of-age tale with a magical ferocity that recalls Doctorow and Nabokov."--Jayne Anne Phillips, author of Lark & Termite "A beautifully written, complex story of self-discovery."-- The Boston Globe "Truong explores--and explodes--[her characters'] secrets at a captivating pace. . . . Reminiscent of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter ."-- The New York Times Book Review "A searing exploration of intimacy and enmity, language, betrayal, and silence, Bitter in the Mouth is as dazzling as it is deeply emotional. It also has the best twist in its tail--ever."-- Parade, "A deeply compassionate and artfully crafted novel." -O,The Oprah Magazine "InThe Writing Life,Annie Dillard advises would-be writers to find their bone, the thing that drives them to write….Monique Truong's bone is the outsider's plight, and her pen is a scalpel, laying perfect words down along that nerve until even the happiest reader understands what it means to forever stand apart from your family and the larger society you inhabit." --Los Angeles Times "Fast-moving and beautifully strange….[Linda's] tasting words…quickly becomes second nature and eventually, metaphorical poetry. It has a poignancy that sneaks up on you, just like Truong's entire clever tale." ÂÂ--Time Out New York "A flavorful, haunting journey….Truong is a powerful writer." --The Oregonian "Truong's mesmerizing prose beautifully captures [the heroine's] taste-saturated world, and her portrait of a broken family's secretive pockets and genuine moments of connection is affecting." -Publishers Weekly("Pick of the Week", starred review) "Absorbing . . . Truong is a gifted storyteller, and in this quietly powerful novel she has created a compelling and unique character." -Booklist(starred review) "Monique Truong'sBitter in the Mouth, every word a taste, is a revelation of wit and heart and stunning talent. Truong invents Americana for a new America: from Great Uncle Harper to Dr Pepper and the Wright Brothers, she shades her classic coming of age tale with a magical ferocity that recalls Doctorow and Nabokov.Bitter in the Mouthis a soulful hymn to the hands we fashion with the cards we're dealt." -Jayne Anne Phillips "Be prepared for a full range of tastes of life inBitter in the Mouth: friendship, loyalty, love, family, and above all, the mysteries at every corner of one's history that make us who we are. Monique Truong is a great observer and a beautiful writer." -Yiyun Li "Monique Truong creates a world so subtle, mysterious, moving and sensory that it heightens our consciousness of those qualities in our own. Bitter in the Mouthis the rare novel that makes one life story unique and universal at the same time." -Gloria Steinem
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
From the author of The Sweetest Fruits , a brilliant, virtuosic novel about a young woman's search for identity and the true meaning of family. "What I know about you, little girl, would break you in two" are the prophetic last words that Linda Hammerick's grandmother says to her. Growing up in small-town North Carolina in the 1970s and '80s, Linda already knows that she is profoundly different from everyone else, including the members of her own family. She can "taste" words. In this and in other ways, her body is a mystery to her. Linda's awkward girlhood is nonetheless enlivened and emboldened by her dancing great-uncle Harper, and Kelly, her letter-writing best friend. Linda makes her way north to college and then to New York City, trying her best to leave her past behind her like "a pair of shoes that no longer fit." But when a family tragedy compels her to return home, Linda uncovers the startling secrets of her past. Monique Truong's acclaimed novel questions our assumptions about what it means to be a family and to be a friend, to be foreign and to be familiar, to be connected to and disconnected from our bodies, our histories, ourselves., From Monique Truong, winner of the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature and author of The Sweetest Fruits , a brilliant, virtuosic novel about a young woman's search for identity and the true meaning of family "What I know about you, little girl, would break you in two" are the prophetic last words that Linda Hammerick's grandmother says to her. Growing up in small-town North Carolina in the 1970s and '80s, Linda already knows that she is profoundly different from everyone else, including the members of her own family. She can "taste" words. In this and in other ways, her body is a mystery to her. Linda's awkward girlhood is nonetheless enlivened and emboldened by her dancing great-uncle Harper, and Kelly, her letter-writing best friend. Linda makes her way north to college and then to New York City, trying her best to leave her past behind her like "a pair of shoes that no longer fit." But when a family tragedy compels her to return home, Linda uncovers the startling secrets of her past. Monique Truong's acclaimed novel questions our assumptions about what it means to be a family and to be a friend, to be foreign and to be familiar, to be connected to and disconnected from our bodies, our histories, ourselves.
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- w***r (45)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem not shipped until July 17. Ordered July 7. I ordered other dvds after that all arrived in 7 days or less. Wonder if I had not contacted would it have been shipped. Label was ready but not shipped . Really disappointed and will never buy or recommend this seller
- m***c (326)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseDid not appreciate having to contact seller to ship item after 8 days waiting. Otherwise it was ok experience
- 2***w (376)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseGreat sellerThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (1992, Trade Paperback) (#226053541700)