Unclaimed
Michelle Zauner
Memoir & Personal Growth
Michelle Zauner is an American musician and memoirist whose Crying in H Mart explores family, grief, food, and her Korean identity.
Biography
Michelle Chongmi Zauner is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author, born March 29, 1989. She is the lead vocalist of the indie pop band Japanese Breakfast and previously performed with the Philadelphia-based band Little Big League. She began releasing music as Japanese Breakfast in 2013 and also wrote the soundtrack for the video game Sable.
Zauner’s memoir, Crying in H Mart, spent 60 weeks on The New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. Her essays have appeared in Glamour, The New Yorker, and Harper’s Bazaar. Her memoir recounts her upbringing in Eugene, Oregon, her relationship with her mother, and her reconnection with Korean food, language, and family history following her mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis.
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Books by Michelle Zauner
Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart recounts Zauner’s upbringing, her relationship with her mother, and the role of food in their family life. It explores grief and Korean identity as her mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis prompts her to reclaim the tastes, language, and history her mother shared.