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A grandmother’s Korean life: survival, resilience, and unexpected American reinvention.
Still Life With Rice
A Young American Woman Discovers the Life and Legacy of Her Korean Grandmother
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320 pages
- Release Date
5 June 1997
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Summary
“A captivating memoir of a courageous survivor” and “a window onto the panorama of modern Korean history” 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 Jap…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780684827117 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0684827115 |
| Author: | Helie Lee |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Pocket Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 June 1997 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 140mm x 214mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-18 |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
140 × 214 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Helie Lee
Helie Lee has published fiction in Mademoiselle. She lives in California.
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