Slow noodles a Cambodian memoir of love, loss, and family recipes
"Chantha Nguon recounts her life as a Cambodia refugee who lost everything and everyone--her house, her country, her parents, her siblings, her friends--everything but the memories of her mother's kitchen, the tastes and aromas of the foods her mother made before the dictator Pol Pot tore her countr...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina :
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Chantha Nguon recounts her life as a Cambodia refugee who lost everything and everyone--her house, her country, her parents, her siblings, her friends--everything but the memories of her mother's kitchen, the tastes and aromas of the foods her mother made before the dictator Pol Pot tore her country apart"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes an epilogue written by the author's daughter, Clara Kim. |
| Physical Description: | 294 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781643756035 1643756036 9781643753492 1643753495 |
| Author Notes: | Chantha Nguon was born in Cambodia, was a refugee for two decades until she was finally able to return to her homeland. Today she is the co-founder of the Stung Treng Women's Development Center (SWDC), a social enterprise that offers a living wage, education, and social services to women and their families in rural northeastern Cambodia. A gifted public speaker, she has appeared at universities and on radio and TV news programs, including NPR's Morning Edition. She cooks often for friends and family. |
