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Still Life with Rice: A Young American Woman Discovers the Life and Legacy of Her Korean Grandmother
Helie Lee
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“A captivating memoir of a courageous survivor” (Publishers Weekly) and “a window onto the panorama of modern Korean history” (St. Petersburg Times) this is a radiant and engaging story about a young American woman’s discovery about the life of her Korean grandmother.
Helie Lee’s grandmother, Hongyong Baek, came of age in a unified but socially repressive Korea, where she was taught the roles that had been prescribed for her: obedient daughter, demure wife, efficient household manager. Ripped from her home first during the Japanese occupation and again during the bloody civil war that divided her country, Hongyong fought to ... Read more
“A captivating memoir of a courageous survivor” (Publishers Weekly) and “a window onto the panorama of modern Korean history” (St. Petersburg Times) this is a radiant and engaging story about a young American woman’s discovery about the life of her Korean grandmother.
Helie Lee’s grandmother, Hongyong Baek, came of age in a unified but socially repressive Korea, where she was taught the roles that had been prescribed for her: obedient daughter, demure wife, efficient household manager. Ripped from her home first during the Japanese occupation and again during the bloody civil war that divided her country, Hongyong fought to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pocket Books London
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780684827117
SKU
V9780684827117
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Ref
99-15
About Helie Lee
Helie Lee has published fiction in Mademoiselle. She lives in California.
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