1/7/2024 0 Comments Libraries lost to timeWhen her mother passed away, though, Zauner discovered nonfiction writing as a therapeutic outlet to explore what had happened in a way that music could not. “But then I came to realize toward the end that my creative life actually had so much to do with (my mother and I’s) relationship and so much of the friction between us stemmed from this creative life I wanted so desperately for myself.”īack in college, Zauner never anticipated nonfiction writing being part of her career, she said, as her mixed-race background never felt accessible to write about in the literary world because of a lack of representation. “In the book, I really shied away from writing about my life as a musician,” Zauner said. Reshaping her experiences into a more music-focused angle for the screen has been the greatest challenge, she said. Zauner said she has been working on the screenplay for the feature film adaptation of her story. The first-time author’s book about losing her mother and forging her own identity as a Korean American, which came out 2021, has spent 49 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers List. Zauner discussed her bestselling memoir, “Crying in H Mart” as well as her career as an indie singer and guitarist under the name Japanese Breakfast. Musician and author Michelle Zauner sat down for an online Illinois Libraries Present event Thursday in conversation with music critic, producer and author Jessica Hopper.
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