Slzy pro Ommu – Zauner Michelle (2022)

Michelle Zauner was a beautiful twenty-five years old, living in Philadelphia, working as a waitress, and trying to launch a career in the music industry when she learned that her mother was ill. She dropped everything and flew home to Eugene, Oregon, to spend the last painful months of her mother's battle with cancer by her side. This absorbing and honest story tells of Michelle's maturation: how she distanced herself from her Korean identity only to humbly return to it later, and how she sought her own path to cope with profound loss. With humor and warmth, she describes growing up as an Asian-American girl under the weight of her mother's expectations, until she eventually moved to the other side of the country. She shares fond memories of the holidays she spent as a child in her grandmother's apartment in Seoul and recounts how, as an adult, she learned to cook Korean dishes that revive those memories. She also enjoys weekly visits to her favorite Asian grocery chain, which in its own way provides her with a comforting embrace. Michelle Zauner writes vividly and straightforwardly, lyrically and openly, making her presence felt on the pages of this book just as strongly as on stage. Crying for Ommu represents an extraordinary debut – this work will resonate with you, and you'll warmly recommend it and...