Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir is a 2021 memoir by Michelle Zauner, singer and guitarist of the musical project Japanese Breakfast. It is her debut book, published on April 20, 2021, by Alfred A. Knopf.[1][2] It is an expansion of Zauner's essay of the same name which was published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2018.[3][4]
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| Author | Michelle Zauner |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Michelle Zauner |
| Cover artist | Na Kim |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Memoir |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | April 20, 2021 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-65774-3 (First edition hardcover) |
| OCLC | 1162194386 |
| 782.42166092 B | |
| LC Class | ML420.Z3913 A3 2021 |
Its title is a reference to H Mart, a North-American supermarket chain which specializes in Korean and Asian products.[5]
Reception
The book debuted at number two on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending April 24, 2021.[6] The book has five "positive" reviews and eighteen "rave" reviews, according to review aggregator Book Marks.[7]
Publishers Weekly, in their review, wrote, "The prose is lyrical if at times overwrought, but Zauner does a good job capturing the grief of losing a parent with pathos."[8]
Kristen Martin of NPR called it 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."[9]
The book received the Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography.[10]
Film adaptation
On June 7, 2021, it was announced that Crying in H Mart: A Memoir would be getting a feature film adaptation at Orion Pictures. Zauner will adapt the film and provide the film's soundtrack, as Japanese Breakfast.[11]
References
- "Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner: 9780525657743". Penguin Random House. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "21 of the most anticipated new books to read this April". CNN. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner". Kirkus Reviews. January 30, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- Rettig, James (August 20, 2018). "Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner Has An Essay In The New Yorker". Stereogum. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- Tarng, Tammy (April 17, 2021). "When Her Mother Died, She Found Solace at a Korean Grocery". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- "Book Marks reviews of Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner". Book Marks. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- "Nonfiction Book Review: Crying in H-Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner". Publishers Weekly. December 15, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "A Daughter Grieves Her Mom, And Finds Herself, In 'Crying In H Mart'". NPR. April 20, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- Galuppo, Mia (June 7, 2021). "'Crying in H Mart' Set for Feature Adaptation at MGM's Orion Pictures (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021.