{"id":6434,"date":"2011-06-22T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvan.org\/?p=5885"},"modified":"2018-10-14T22:02:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T05:02:26","slug":"a-sensory-life-andrew-lam-interviews-monique-truong-on-her-latest-novel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvan.org\/2011\/06\/a-sensory-life-andrew-lam-interviews-monique-truong-on-her-latest-novel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sensory Life: Andrew Lam interviews Monique Truong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Andrew Lam interviews Monique Truong about her novel <\/em>Bitter in the Mouth.<em> Listen to the interview here!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>[before we begin: have you heard about our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dvan.org\/2011\/03\/06\/subscriber-drive-win-prizes-for-subscribing-or-referring-new-readers\/\" target=\"_blank\">subscriber drive<\/a>? win an iPod and other prizes!]<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In earlier posts diaCRITICS has featured reviews of Monique Truong&#8217;s <em>Bitter in the Mouth <\/em>by guest authors, <a href=\"https:\/\/dvan.org\/2010\/11\/03\/conjurer-of-destinies-review-of-monique-truong%E2%80%99s-bitter-in-the-mouth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thuy Dinh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dvan.org\/2010\/10\/19\/a-review-of-monique-truong%E2%80%99s-bitter-in-the-mouth-random-house-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Sohn<\/a>. The novel is an interesting read about a Southern girl&#8217;s childhood and experiences with synethesia, a neurological condition that causes words to produce taste sensations. But here, writers and friends, Andrew Lam, author of <em>Perfume Dreams <\/em>and <em>East Eats West<\/em>, and Monique Truong, whose first novel was <em>The Book of Salt<\/em>, gives us an intimate look at <em>Bitter in the Mouth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk\/images\/n69\/n345254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the <em>New America Now<\/em> interview, Truong gives us a glimpse into <em>Bitter in the Mouth<\/em>. She begins by reading a brief passage of the novel in a clear, calm voice.\u00a0 Then, with questions from Lam, she opens up and converses about <em>Bitter in the Mouth<\/em> and its personal and creative background. From the intimacy between friends,Truong shares her experiences as a &#8220;Southern girl twice over,&#8221; being born in South Viet Nam and then relocated to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, as well as her career change from lawyer to novelist. Truong also gives insight into the development of the novel from an interest in synethesia and how she tries to weave in the sensory with the literary.\u00a0 Moreover, Truong teases us and hints at an interesting turn of events, which diaCRITICS cannot not review.\u00a0 So pick up <em>Bitter in the Mouth<\/em> and find out what it is!<\/p>\n<p>Experience the interview and Truong&#8217;s reading excerpts of <em>Bitter in the Mouth<\/em>, here, at <em><a href=\"http:\/\/newamericamedia.org\/2011\/01\/the-bitter-taste-of-life.php\" target=\"_blank\">New America Media<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Please take the time to rate this post (above) and share it (below). Ratings for top posts are listed on the sidebar. Sharing (on email, Facebook, etc.) helps spread the word about diaCRITICS. And join the conversation and leave a comment! Have you read <em>Bitter in the Mouth<\/em> yet? Thoughts and impressions? What about the twist in the second part of the novel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Lam interviews Monique Truong about her novel Bitter in the Mouth. Listen to the interview here! [before we begin: have you heard about our\u00a0subscriber drive? win an iPod and other prizes!] In earlier posts diaCRITICS has featured reviews of Monique Truong&#8217;s Bitter in the Mouth by guest authors, Thuy Dinh and Stephen Sohn. 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