Please Look After Mother: The million copy bestseller
Apr 2011 · Hachette UK
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WINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE
'An authentic, moving story that brings to vivid life the deep family connections that lie at the core of Korean culture'
Gary Shteyngart
'Kyung-Sook Shin's tale... has hit a nerve'
Guardian
'A raw tribute to the mysteries of motherhood'
New York Times
'The most moving and accomplished, and often startling, novel'
Wall Street Journal
When sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins a desperate search to find her. Yet as long-held secrets and private sorrows begin to reveal themselves, they are forced to wonder: how well did they actually know the woman they called Mother?
Told through the piercing voices and urgent perspectives of a daughter, son, husband, and mother, PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOTHER is at once an authentic picture of contemporary life in Korea and a universal story of family love.
With an introduction by Banana Yoshimoto
A W&N Essential
'An authentic, moving story that brings to vivid life the deep family connections that lie at the core of Korean culture'
Gary Shteyngart
'Kyung-Sook Shin's tale... has hit a nerve'
Guardian
'A raw tribute to the mysteries of motherhood'
New York Times
'The most moving and accomplished, and often startling, novel'
Wall Street Journal
When sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins a desperate search to find her. Yet as long-held secrets and private sorrows begin to reveal themselves, they are forced to wonder: how well did they actually know the woman they called Mother?
Told through the piercing voices and urgent perspectives of a daughter, son, husband, and mother, PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOTHER is at once an authentic picture of contemporary life in Korea and a universal story of family love.
With an introduction by Banana Yoshimoto
A W&N Essential
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4.7
15 reviews
Ryan Truter
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April 15, 2020
Other than the second last chapter seeming a bit confusing , altogether it was a good read . It did of course bring out some memories of ones own parents who have passed away . Appreciate your parents while you can ! Memorable read .
Rashida Adam
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January 25, 2020
The writing of family and the inividuals that make a family are carefully constructed to reveal each character and the role of Mother. The reader is led on a journey that starts out with You and draws you deeper into the family and their search for their missing mother. Among the most important aspects of this novel are concepts of sacrifice, missing persons, choices people make in life and reflection of the past present and future. It is amazing how we recall memories of the same person in different ways based on our experiences and because the author has included You from the beginning of the story, you might easily find yourself recalling memories of conversations and incidents you had within your own family. In conclusion, Please look after Mother is a book that gives readers an opportunity to look deeper at relationships that on the surface seem in order, pleads with you to please look after Mother and may be an emotional read for some.
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Meri-Tuuli Waltari
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March 10, 2020
I liked it a lot, a bit confusing at some points but a very enjoyable experience.
About the author
Kyung-sook Shin is the author of 6 novels in addition to Please Look After Mother, which will be published in 19 countries, and has sold almost 1.5 million copies in South Korea alone. She is one of the country's most widely read and acclaimed novelists, having won the Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, the Dong-in Literature Prize, and the Isang Literary Prize, as well as France's Prix de l'Inaperçu. She lives in Seoul and in New York.
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