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Please Look After Mom (Korean: 엄마를 부탁해) 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. The novel has been adapted as a stage play and musical. 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.
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Please Look After Mom (엄마를 부탁해) — verified Korean book. Published 2008. By Shin Kyung-sook.
Please Look After Mom was published in 2008 (verified via Wikidata Q7204229 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Wikipedia Please Look After Mom 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Open Library /works/OL15702773W 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC, as of 2026-07-07).
Who wrote Please Look After Mom?
Please Look After Mom was written by Shin Kyung-sook (verified via Wikidata Q7204229 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Wikipedia Please Look After Mom 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Open Library /works/OL15702773W 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC, as of 2026-07-07).
What is Please Look After Mom's genre?
Please Look After Mom — Genre: domestic fiction (verified via Wikidata Q7204229 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Wikipedia Please Look After Mom 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Open Library /works/OL15702773W 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC, as of 2026-07-07).
What is Please Look After Mom's original language?
Please Look After Mom — Original language: Korean (verified via Wikidata Q7204229 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Wikipedia Please Look After Mom 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Open Library /works/OL15702773W 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC, as of 2026-07-07).
What is Please Look After Mom's author?
Please Look After Mom — Author: Kyong-suk Sin (verified via Wikidata Q7204229 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Wikipedia Please Look After Mom 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Open Library /works/OL15702773W 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC, as of 2026-07-07).
What is Please Look After Mom's first published?
Please Look After Mom — First published: 2000 (verified via Wikidata Q7204229 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Wikipedia Please Look After Mom 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC; Open Library /works/OL15702773W 2026-07-07 01:21 UTC, as of 2026-07-07).
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