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The Book of Salt is a work of fiction. It tells the story of Binh, a Vietnamese cook employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, in 1930s Paris. Truong's debut novel is a tale of yearning and betrayal that explores Paris from its artist hangouts to its seedy nightlife. Binh's past gives us a rich look at colonial Vietnam. Already a complex and imagitive work, a sumptious culinary perspective adds appeal for food lovers.
The Book of Salt won the Bard Fiction Prize and the Barbara Gittings Award in Literature, and was a finalist for Britain's Guardian First Book Award in 2003.