2 Quotes & Sayings By Youngme Moon
Youngme Moon is the author of the internationally bestselling memoir, The Vegetarian Korean. Born in Korea, Moon immigrated to the United States at the age of 5. She gained national attention when she made international headlines in 1999 for refusing to eat meat for five days in protest of animal cruelty. Her story was told in The Vegetarian Korean, published by Hyperion Press
Moon’s memoir was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Young People’s Literature and has been translated into more than twenty languages. She currently lives in New York City with her husband, two children, and two dogs.