The narrator of the story is a Vietnamese cook in Gertrude Stein‘s Paris household. He ponders about his life in #Vietnam, about racial and cultural prejudices, colonialism, love and lovers, cuisine, ... The story is full of nostalgia, but with subtle humour and fine prose. #FoodAndLit #ReadingAsia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
P.S. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by G.Stein is going to be in my March reading list, for sure.