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Crying in H Mart

by Michelle Zauner
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Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart

Intimate journey of identity through family, food, grief.

If the intertwining of culture, food, and personal growth resonates with you, "Crying in H Mart" could offer a profound experience. Michelle Zauner's memoir isn't just a recount of her life's poignant moments; it's an exploration of identity amidst loss, and the nurturing power of food and memories. Zauner's narrative is a heartfelt one, sure to connect with anyone who understands the complexity of family bonds and the bittersweet taste of growing up.

  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2021)
  • Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award Nominee (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Crying in H Mart

by Michelle Zauner
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ISBN: 9781984898951
Authors: Michelle Zauner
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2023-03-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Food & Drink
Related Topics: Biography, Biography Memoir, Memoir, Food
Goodreads rating: 4.24
(rated by 566813 readers)

Description

The New York Times bestseller from the Grammy-nominated indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up mixed-race, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity in the wake of her loss. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humour and heart, she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother’s particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the east coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, performing gigs with her fledgling band – and meeting the man who would become her husband – her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious, lyrical and honest, Michelle Zauner’s voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate
 

Intimate journey of identity through family, food, grief.

If the intertwining of culture, food, and personal growth resonates with you, "Crying in H Mart" could offer a profound experience. Michelle Zauner's memoir isn't just a recount of her life's poignant moments; it's an exploration of identity amidst loss, and the nurturing power of food and memories. Zauner's narrative is a heartfelt one, sure to connect with anyone who understands the complexity of family bonds and the bittersweet taste of growing up.

  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2021)
  • Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award Nominee (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.