Crying in H Mart

A Memoir

De: Michelle Zauner

Narrado por: Michelle Zauner

Duración: 7 h y 23 m

Resumen del Editor

From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.

In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian-American kids 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, and performing gigs with her fledgling band - and meeting the man who would become her husband - her Korean-ness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was 25, 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 plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and enjoy many times.

©2021 Michelle Zauner (P)2021 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

One of the Best Books of the Year:

The New York Times, Time, NPR, Washington Post, Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, Good Morning America, Philadelphia Inquirer, Goodreads, BuzzFeed, and more

One of President Obama's Favorite Books of the Year

One of The Smithsonian's 10 Best Books About Food of the Year

“A warm and wholehearted work of literature, an honest and detailed account of grief over time, studded with moments of hope, humor, beauty, and clear-eyed observation. This story is a nuanced portrayal of a young person grappling with what it means to embody familial and cultural histories, to be fueled by creative pursuits, to examine complex relationships with place, and to endure the acute pain of losing a parent just on the other side of a tumultuous adolescence . . . Crying in H Mart is not to be missed.” —The Seattle Times

“Crying in H Mart powerfully maps a complicated mother-daughter relationship . . . Zauner writes about her mother’s death [with] clear-eyed frankness . . . The book is a rare acknowledgement of the ravages of cancer in a culture obsessed with seeing it as an enemy that can be battled with hope and strength. Zauner plumbs the connections between food and identity . . . her food descriptions transport us to the table alongside her. What Crying in H Mart reveals is that in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself.” —NPR

“A profound, timely exploration of terminal illness, culture and shared experience . . . Zauner has accomplished the unthinkable: a book that caters to all appetites. She brings dish after dish to life on the page in a rich broth of delectable details [and] offers remarkably prescient observations about otherness from the perspective of the Korean American experience. Crying in H Mart will thrill Japanese Breakfast fans and provide comfort to those in the throes of loss while brilliantly detailing the colorful panorama of Korean culture, traditions and food.” —San Francisco Chronicle

Not sure at first

When I started listening to the book. there were so many Korean references that I thought maybe this was not a book I would enjoy. So wrong! If you had a loving or difficult or tumultuous or adoring relationship with your mother, you will find this beautiful. And you might even learn about Korean food and culture as well.

Powerful. Emotional. Cathartic

As a husband of 30+ years, and a father of 2 perfect Korean American Daughters I have learned so much about my family that I never understood before.

The revelations about the Korean culture ingrained into my family are now revealed as normal... Not just personality oddities That help make up the woman I love and the children I adore!

Crying in a lot of places

A chronicle of grief and the healing of wounds between mother and child told through references to Korean food and music. Brilliantly written, carefully read aloud by the author, and more than moving - an inspirational vessel for feeling one’s own losses more profoundly.

Purchased this accidentally

This is not my usual style but I am glad I read it!

So lots good content. Exquisite descriptions of food. Insightful of the Korean lifestyle.

Great coming of age story.

thanks michelle

as being an adopted Korean. it leaves me to wonder. a lot of emotions while listening to your narrative. thank you for staring your story

Highly recommend

Everyone with a mother should read this book. It’s visually rich, heartbreakingly honest and inspiring - I found myself thinking of my own mother and her mother and times we misunderstood each other. Michelle made me feel like I tasted each dish and that I could speak Korean! Most of all, she made me think how fragile everything is and how blessed I am to have my mother. I hope her mother can hear her music and this amazing story, wherever she is.

Great to have author narrating!!

Touching powerful. Tremendously interesting look into Korean-American culture. Everyone should hear this terrific book!!

emotionally gripping

while not a cohesive item, it was spell binding in its honest and emotional narrative.

Moving & Personal

Michelle has a great narrator's voice and pace to tell her deeply personal and captivating story; about her childhood, her connections to her mother & father and the loss and grief she travels through. It's a beautiful tribute to her mother and look at her own sense of identity and self. This book was incredible and relatable. I cried and felt moments of pain and loss within her words. I laughed, amused by her and her mother's cheek and sass. Their strength of character and love for each other show in the flavor of the book.

I making my mom listen to this with me on our next roadtrip.

Knowing nothing.🙏🏼♥️

Knowing nothing of Korean food, heritage or even Michelle, to say I loved this book is such an understatement. Rich in culture, family and the side swings of mother and daughter relationships and OF loss with all it’s turbulence, this book had me laughing and crying and very very hungry- Asking my Asian friend to give me her top Asian food places in my local city.
I loved Michelle’s voice ans look forward to hearing her band which I am saving for the end.
It made me remember so many good and hard things of my own mother and our relationship-which was hard and but good.
Highly recommend to all with a family, a daughter or a mom…. Oh and an appetite!