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Still Life With Rice: A Young American Woman Discovers the Life and Legacy of Her Korean Grandmother
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Intimate journey through a Korean grandmother's legacy.
If you're drawn to family sagas and cultural exploration, "Still Life With Rice" could satisfy that itch. Helie Lee intertwines the personal with the historical, inviting you into a narrative that feels both exotic and recognizable. It's for those who appreciate when a memoir goes beyond just personal anecdotes to capture the pulse of an era and address broader themes of identity and legacy.
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A captivating memoir of a courageous survivor and a window onto the panorama of modern Korean history, this is a radiant and engaging story about a young American woman’s discovery of the life of her Korean grandmother. Helie Lee’s grandmother, Hongyong Baek, came of age in a unified but socially repressive Korea, where she was taught the roles that had been prescribed for obedient daughter, demure wife, and efficient household manager. Ripped from her home first during the Japanese occupation and again during the bloody civil war that divided her country, Hongyong fought to save her family by drawing from her own talents and values. Over the years she proved her spirit indomitable, providing for her husband and children by running a successful restaurant, building a profitable opium business, and eventually becoming adept at the healing art of ch’iryo. When she was forced to leave her country, she moved her family to California, where she reestablished her ch’iryo practice. Writing in her grandmother’s voice, Helie Lee recreates an individual experience in a unique culture that is both seductively exotic and strangely familiar. With wit and verve, she claims her own Korean identity and illuminates the intricate experiences of Asian-American women in this century.
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Intimate journey through a Korean grandmother's legacy.
If you're drawn to family sagas and cultural exploration, "Still Life With Rice" could satisfy that itch. Helie Lee intertwines the personal with the historical, inviting you into a narrative that feels both exotic and recognizable. It's for those who appreciate when a memoir goes beyond just personal anecdotes to capture the pulse of an era and address broader themes of identity and legacy.
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.
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