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Please Look After Mother: The million copy Korean bestseller
Kyung-Sook Shin
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WINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE
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.
'Kyung-Sook Shin's tale... has hit a nerve' Guardian
'A raw tribute to the mysteries of motherhood' New York Times Book Review
'The most moving and accomplished, and often startling, novel' Wall Street Journal
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Praise for Please Look After Mother: The million copy Korean bestseller
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An authentic, moving story that brings to vivid life the deep family connections that lie at the core of Korean culture ... This is a tapestry of family life that will be read all over the world. I loved this book - Gary Shteyngart, author of ABSURDISTANKyung-sook Shin has managed some kind of alchemy in this novel... A terrific novel that stayed with me long after I'd finished its final, haunting pages - Abraham Verghese, author of CUTTING FOR STONEA direct and affecting account of a modern Korean family's tragedy that also provides an intimate window into the history and custom of the country - Janice Yk Lee, author of THE PIANO TEACHER
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