Fresh Off the Boat

A Memoir

Eddie Huang

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Spiegel & Grau
15 November 2013

Autobiography: general; Cookery, food & drink

Now a series on ABC- a brash, comic, and moving take on the first-gen immigrant's journey--and a bold redefinition of American identity for the 21st century.

NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC . ""Just may be the best new comedy of

the year

. . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang's memoir of the same name . . .

a

classic fresh-out-of-water comedy.""-People

""Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy

and

vital . . . It's a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all.""-Dwight Garner, The New York Times

NATIONAL BESTSELLER . NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS

Assimilating ain't easy. Eddie Huang was raised by a wild family of FOB (""fresh off the boat"") immigrants-his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat. Young Eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream America threw his way, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, but finally found his home as leader of a rainbow coalition of lost boys up to no good- skate punks, dealers, hip-hop junkies, and sneaker freaks. This is the story of a Chinese-American kid in a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac blazing his way through America's deviant subcultures, trying to find himself, ten thousand miles from his legacy and anchored only by his conflicted love for his family and his passion for food. Funny, moving, and stylistically inventive, Fresh Off the Boat is more than a radical reimagining of the immigrant memoir-it's the exhilarating story of every American outsider who finds his destiny in the margins.

Praise for Fresh Off the Boat

""Brash and funny . . . outrageous, courageous, moving, ironic and true.""-New York Times Book Review

""Mercilessly funny and provocative, Fresh Off the Boat is also a serious piece of work. Eddie Huang is hunting nothing less than Big Game here. He does everything with style.""-Anthony Bourdain

""Uproariously funny . . . emotionally honest.""-Chicago Tribune

""Huang is a fearless raconteur.

His

writing is at once hilarious and provocative; his incisive wit pulls through like a perfect plate of dan dan noodles.""-Interview

""Although writing a memoir is an audacious act for a thirty-year-old, it is not nearly as audacious as some of the things Huang did and survived even earlier. . . . Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won't look or sound like anything that's come before. A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat . . . is all you need to get that straight.""-Bookforum

By: Eddie Huang
Imprint: Spiegel & Grau
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 232g
ISBN: 9780812983357
ISBN 10: 0812983351
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eddie Huang is the proprietor of Baohaus. He hosts ""Fresh Off the Boat"" for VICE TV, hosted Cheap Bites for the Cooking Channel, and co-hosted episodes of Anthony Bourdain's The Layover. He's written for Eater.com, The New York Observer, Grantland, and his own popular blog. He lives in New York City.

Reviews for Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir

-Brash and funny . . . outrageous, courageous, moving, ironic and true.---New York Times Book Review -Mercilessly funny and provocative, Fresh Off the Boat is also a serious piece of work. Eddie Huang is hunting nothing less than Big Game here. He does everything with style.---Anthony Bourdain -Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy [and] vital . . . It's a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all.---Dwight Garner, The New York Times -Uproariously funny . . . emotionally honest.---Chicago Tribune -Huang is a fearless raconteur. [His] writing is at once hilarious and provocative; his incisive wit pulls through like a perfect plate of dan dan noodles.---Interview -Although writing a memoir is an audacious act for a thirty-year-old, it is not nearly as audacious as some of the things Huang did and survived even earlier. . . . Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won't look or sound like anything that's come before. A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat . . . is all you need to get that straight.---Bookforum