Memoir
Born a Crime
A comedian recalls growing up in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa as the son of a Black mother and a white father, at a time when their relationship was against the law.
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Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart
A musician and writer reconnects with her Korean heritage through food in the wake of her mother's illness and death.
- Genres
- Memoir
- Themes
- GriefFamilyFoodIdentity
- Length
- Under 300 pages
- Featured in
- Short & PerfectOn Memory & Loss
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