Please Look After Mom
Book • 2011
Please Look After Mom tells the story of Park So-Nyo, a 69-year-old mother who disappears in a crowded Seoul subway station.
As her family searches for her, they confront their guilt, regrets, and the realization that they never truly knew her.
Told from multiple perspectives including her children, husband, and finally the mother herself, the novel explores themes of motherhood, sacrifice, memory, and identity.
It has sold over two million copies in South Korea, won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize, and has been adapted into stage plays and musicals.
The book is acclaimed internationally for its emotional depth and insight into family dynamics.
As her family searches for her, they confront their guilt, regrets, and the realization that they never truly knew her.
Told from multiple perspectives including her children, husband, and finally the mother herself, the novel explores themes of motherhood, sacrifice, memory, and identity.
It has sold over two million copies in South Korea, won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize, and has been adapted into stage plays and musicals.
The book is acclaimed internationally for its emotional depth and insight into family dynamics.
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