02732cam a2200337 4500 759614350 TxAuBib 20200710120000.0 190524s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781770463868 pbk. $29.95 1770463860 pbk. $29.95 (OCoLC)1102170800 YDX eng rda YDX WIM OCLCO JRZ OCLCO UAB OCLCF JTH ERASA YU6 OCLCO TxGR TxAuBib eng kor Hong, Yeon-sik, 1971-, illustrator. Umma's table [Book] / Yeon-Sik Hong ; translated by Janet Hong. First edition. [Montreal, Quebec : Drawn & Quarterly, 2020. 358 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm. "First published in 2015 by Woorinabi Publishing Co., Korea"--Copyright page. "The joy of food and tradition brings a family together. Madang is an artist and new father who moves to a quiet home in the countryside with his wife and young baby, excited to build a new life full of hope and joy, complete with a garden and even snow. But soon reality sets in and his attention is divided between his growing happy family and his impoverished parents back in Seoul in a dingy basement apartment. With an ailing mother in and out of the hospital and an alcoholic father, Madang struggles to overcome the exhaustion and frustration of trying to be everything all at once: a good son, devoted father, and loving husband. To cope, he finds himself reminiscing about their family meals together, and particularly his mother's kimchi, a traditional dish that is prepared by the family and requires months of fermentation. Memories of his mother's glorious cooking--so good it would prompt a young Madang and his brother into song--soothe the family. With her impending death, Madang races to learn her recipes and bring together the three generations at the family table while it's still possible. A beautiful and thoughtful meditation on how the kitchen and communal cooking--both past, present and future--bind a family together amidst the inevitable."--Publisher's website. 20200710. In English, translated from the Korean. Families Comic books, strips, etc Fiction. Aging parents Comic books, strips, etc Fiction. Food habits Korea Comic books, strips, etc Fiction. Comic books, strips, etc Korea Translations into English. Korea Social life and customs Comic books, strips, etc Fiction. Hong, Janet, translator. RV8