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 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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Hardback Editions
February 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen ISBN: 0-670-03832-6 / 978-0-670-03832-9 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen ISBN: 0-14-311303-8 / 978-0-14-311303-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2007 : Perfect Paperback
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen Publisher: Viking Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
March 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen ISBN: 1-4233-9111-X / 978-1-4233-9111-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2009 : MP3 CD
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen ISBN: 1-4233-9110-1 / 978-1-4233-9110-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen ISBN: 1-4233-9109-8 / 978-1-4233-9109-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen ISBN: 1-4233-9108-X / 978-1-4233-9108-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
January 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: Stealing Buddha's Dinner Author(s): Bich Minh Nguyen Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 2008 : Kindle edition
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