Author | Kyung-sook Shin |
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Original title | 엄마를 부탁해 |
Translator | Chi-young Kim |
Language | Korean |
Genre | novel |
Publisher | Changbi |
Publication date | 2008 |
Publication place | South Korea |
Published in English | 2011 |
Awards | Man Asian Literary Prize |
Please Look After Mom | |
Hangul | 엄마를 부탁해 |
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Revised Romanization | Eommareul butakhae |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏmmarŭl put'akhae |
Please Look After Mom (Korean: 엄마를 부탁해; RR: eommaleul butaghae) is a novel by South Korean author Kyung-sook Shin. It sold a million copies within 10 months of release in 2009 in South Korea, is critically acclaimed internationally and the English translation by Chi-young Kim won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The novel has been adapted as a stage play and musical.[8]
As of April 2012, the book has sold two million copies and the publisher has printed a 10,000-copy special edition to commemorate the achievement.[9] The book was also chosen by Oprah to be one of her "18 Books to Watch for in April 2011[10] and by Amazon as one of its "Best Books of the Month: April 2011".[11]