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From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up dual-heritage, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity.
'I bawled my eyes out, but I also loved it and I hope you do too' - Dua Lipa
'Incredible . . . So, so emotional' - Natalie Portman
'Crying In H Mart destroyed me . . . It's fantastic' - Olivia Rodrigo
In this story of family and food, grief and joy, 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; of struggling with her mother's expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; and of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaped plates of food. But, as she grew up, 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 and honest, Michelle Zauner's voice is as alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share and reread.
What readers are saying about Crying in H Mart:
'I recommend this for anyone who likes memoirs, food, and who's ever felt lonely' (*****)
'I was captivated by this coming-of-age story which resonated with mine and other friends' stories' (*****)
'A must for people looking to be hooked in memories that span between joy, sadness and love' (*****)
*Crying in H Mart was a #1 New York Times bestseller w/c 17.04.2023
Info autore
Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates dreamy, shoegaze-inspired indie pop under the name Japanese Breakfast. She has won acclaim from major music outlets around the world for releases like Psychopomp and Soft Sounds from Another Planet. Her third album, Jubilee, released in 2021 and has been nominated for two Grammys. Crying in H Mart is her first book.
Riassunto
From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, Crying in H Mart is a deeply moving memoir about identity and belonging, grief and joy.
Prefazione
From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker piece, a deeply moving memoir on identity and belonging, grief and joy.
Testo aggiuntivo
When a loved one dies, we search all of our senses for signs of their presence. Zauner’s ability to let us in through taste makes her book stand out—she makes us feel like we are in her mother’s kitchen, singing her praises.
Relazione
Extraordinary . . . This is a book about loss that is also about love; it's a book about South Korea that is also about West Coast small town America; it's a story that is both beautiful and heartbreaking; it is as raw as it is precious. I bawled my eyes out, but I also loved it and I hope you do too Dua Lipa
