The Truffle Eye
Will be published approx. on 22. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-938890-82-6 (ISBN)
Description
Vaan Nguyen has been described as "a veritable juggler of Hebrew," a poet whose work radically remixes world classics and pop culture, the personal and the political, past and present. Born in 1982 in Israel to refugees of the Vietnam War, Nguyen's debut collection The Truffle Eye addresses questions of identity and cultural legacy from what she has described as "points of emotion and shock." Her poems travel far and wide, between Tel Aviv and Hanoi, taking in views of Manhattan, Paris, Milan, Salzburg, Pasadena and more. Through these movements, Nguyen reflects on how our lives take shape in the daily migrations we make between lovers, family, work, and the places we call home.
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Series
Edition
Bilingual edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
162 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-938890-82-6 (9781938890826)
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Persons
Vaan Nguyen is the author of the poetry collections The Truffle Eye (Ma'ayan Press, 2013) and Vain Ratio (Barchash, 2018). In addition to poetry, she has worked as an actress, journalist, and social activist. Translations of her poems have appeared in English and French, including in the collection Inheriting the War: Poetry and Prose by Descendants of Vietnam Veterans and Refugees (W. W. Norton, 2017). She currently lives in Jaffa and is writing her first novel.