--- product_id: 519061419 title: "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" price: "AED 60" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/519061419-crying-in-h-mart-a-memoir store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Crying in H Mart: A Memoir **Price:** AED 60 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Crying in H Mart: A Memoir - **How much does it cost?** AED 60 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/519061419-crying-in-h-mart-a-memoir) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST 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 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 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 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, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread. Review: Honesty, Grief, and Kimchi: Reviewing Crying in H Mart - Crying in H Mart is a beautifully written memoir that left a deep impression on me. I truly appreciated Michelle Zauner’s raw honesty throughout the book. It’s clear she isn’t trying to hold back or hide the pain she experienced while watching her mother go through an excruciating battle with illness. As she cares for her mom, Michelle also struggles to fill the void left in their household—especially in the kitchen—by trying to recreate the dishes that once brought them together. I admire Michelle’s strength and resilience in finding her own way through such a difficult time. She quickly realized that traditional therapy wasn’t helping and was instead becoming a financial burden. In a powerful turn, she redirected her energy into something positive: starting a YouTube channel where she began experimenting with cooking Korean food. It became not only a creative outlet but also a meaningful way to stay connected to her heritage and her mother. I lost my grandmother when I was 17 years old. She raised me from the time I was eight months old and passed away from blood cancer at the age of 62. Reading this memoir, I could deeply relate to the pain of losing a loved one. But more than that, it was inspiring to see how Michelle found a constructive and heartfelt way to cope with her grief. This book is a moving reminder that even in our most painful moments, we can find positive ways to heal and honor those we’ve lost. Review: Great memoir with cultural elements and centered on food - This had been on my list for a while, and it became available as a skip-the-line copy at my library, so I grabbed it. I wasn’t really sure what it was about, just that it was a memoir of some kind. Once actually reading the “about” of the book, it hit closer to home, as my sister-in-law, Tiffany, is also Korean and recently lost her mom to cancer. This book touches a lot on the cultural differences, food differences, and is raw and emotional. I learned about many of these foods and funeral arrangements from my sister in law, so I was familiar with what happens after a matriarch passes away. The difference with my sister in law, she knew how to make much of the foods that were in this book, as her mom taught her before she got sick. Her mother always made extra food on their holidays, so Tiffany could bring it so we could try it, which I love! I love learning about different cultures and their customs and food. In the book, Michelle talks about how being a 1st generation immigrant, she felt less connected to her Korean side. Mainly the areas she lived in didn’t have large Korean populations, she only really got to explore her Korean side with her parents or her aunts and cousins in Korea when she visited. I feel like this is normal for 1st generation immigrants, and as they become more Americanized, the more they lose those connections back to their culture. But in Michelle’s case, she really did want to reconnect with her Korean side, and learn to make Korean dishes, etc. I loved how raw this memoir was, how she started to explore her Korean heritage as her mother was dying and even after when she could afford to go back, see where her mom grew up, visit her aunts and uncles, etc. The main thing I gained from reading this is to learn about your culture and your heritage before it’s too late. I’ve been thinking about starting back up on my genealogy now after reading this book. Learn what you can now before your parents or grandparents aren’t here anymore. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,268 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Asian & Asian American Biographies #3 in Grief & Bereavement #7 in Culinary Biographies & Memoirs | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (30,635) | | Dimensions | 7.94 x 5.2 x 0.76 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 1984898957 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1984898951 | | Item Weight | 12.6 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 256 pages | | Publication date | March 28, 2023 | | Publisher | Vintage | ## Images ![Crying in H Mart: A Memoir - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/817MacA5GnL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Honesty, Grief, and Kimchi: Reviewing Crying in H Mart *by A***B on February 20, 2026* Crying in H Mart is a beautifully written memoir that left a deep impression on me. I truly appreciated Michelle Zauner’s raw honesty throughout the book. It’s clear she isn’t trying to hold back or hide the pain she experienced while watching her mother go through an excruciating battle with illness. As she cares for her mom, Michelle also struggles to fill the void left in their household—especially in the kitchen—by trying to recreate the dishes that once brought them together. I admire Michelle’s strength and resilience in finding her own way through such a difficult time. She quickly realized that traditional therapy wasn’t helping and was instead becoming a financial burden. In a powerful turn, she redirected her energy into something positive: starting a YouTube channel where she began experimenting with cooking Korean food. It became not only a creative outlet but also a meaningful way to stay connected to her heritage and her mother. I lost my grandmother when I was 17 years old. She raised me from the time I was eight months old and passed away from blood cancer at the age of 62. Reading this memoir, I could deeply relate to the pain of losing a loved one. But more than that, it was inspiring to see how Michelle found a constructive and heartfelt way to cope with her grief. This book is a moving reminder that even in our most painful moments, we can find positive ways to heal and honor those we’ve lost. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great memoir with cultural elements and centered on food *by M***X on December 8, 2024* This had been on my list for a while, and it became available as a skip-the-line copy at my library, so I grabbed it. I wasn’t really sure what it was about, just that it was a memoir of some kind. Once actually reading the “about” of the book, it hit closer to home, as my sister-in-law, Tiffany, is also Korean and recently lost her mom to cancer. This book touches a lot on the cultural differences, food differences, and is raw and emotional. I learned about many of these foods and funeral arrangements from my sister in law, so I was familiar with what happens after a matriarch passes away. The difference with my sister in law, she knew how to make much of the foods that were in this book, as her mom taught her before she got sick. Her mother always made extra food on their holidays, so Tiffany could bring it so we could try it, which I love! I love learning about different cultures and their customs and food. In the book, Michelle talks about how being a 1st generation immigrant, she felt less connected to her Korean side. Mainly the areas she lived in didn’t have large Korean populations, she only really got to explore her Korean side with her parents or her aunts and cousins in Korea when she visited. I feel like this is normal for 1st generation immigrants, and as they become more Americanized, the more they lose those connections back to their culture. But in Michelle’s case, she really did want to reconnect with her Korean side, and learn to make Korean dishes, etc. I loved how raw this memoir was, how she started to explore her Korean heritage as her mother was dying and even after when she could afford to go back, see where her mom grew up, visit her aunts and uncles, etc. The main thing I gained from reading this is to learn about your culture and your heritage before it’s too late. I’ve been thinking about starting back up on my genealogy now after reading this book. Learn what you can now before your parents or grandparents aren’t here anymore. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Warning: Do not read while hungry! *by B***E on December 9, 2023* If you aren’t hungry when you pick up this book, you soon will be. Zauner describes Korean food with the passion of a zealot! I’ve never heard of most of the dishes she described in lush and mouthwatering detail but now I want to find the nearest Korean restaurant and dive in. I want to try all the different flavors of kimchi! I loved so many things about this book, truly. I think I read it too fast and I already want a re-read. I lost my own mom to cancer at 22, such a tender age when you are just getting past all the teenage moodiness and resentment towards your mother and begin finding yourself in her and building a relationship again. Michelle’s deep love for her mom and how she waded through the months of watching her mother fade and deteriorate struck a deep chord in me. It was hard to read but powerful and vital. I loved how vulnerable and honest this memoir was. It wasn’t preachy or given to justifying or explaining death. Michelle just told the story with straightforward and direct words that highlighted the realness of her experience and mostly lets you do your own interpreting of what it all means. I do love one section in particular where she goes all little off that script and gives some food for thought when she intertwines the relationship between kimchi and death, describing how cabbage could rot into nothing but with the right ingredients, the rotting process turns into a delicious dish that is integral to Korean culture. She chose to find the beauty in her mother’s death and instead of letting it rot, instead become a source of healing and sustenance. Overall this is a remarkable book about a very human experience that many will face in some form or another when they lose someone vital to their life. Michelle told her story with raw candor and the added depth of her mixed heritage and love of Korean food that bound her to her mother was so compelling that I read the whole book in a day! This is a great book to explore death, culture, food and the power of the mother-daughter relationship. ## Frequently Bought Together - Crying in H Mart: A Memoir - Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/519061419-crying-in-h-mart-a-memoir](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/519061419-crying-in-h-mart-a-memoir) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-06-21*