First, an article in the New York Times about Shin in general, which mentions the next novel: “I Will Be Right There,” about friendship and love set in the country’s political turmoil of the 1980s But an even better preview of the novel (which is due to be published next spring) can be found on…
Shin Kyung-sook (who KTLIT met here and who was put up on the Wikipedia by our own Wikipedia Project) becomes both the first woman and first Korean author to win the Man Asia Literary Prize. From the Man Asia website: HONG KONG, 15 March 2012 – Kyung-sook Shin has tonight become the first woman to…
Seoul Magazine (a publication of the Seoul City Government and Seoul Selectiong Bookstore) has gotten around to covering Shin Kyung-sook and the success of Please Look After Mom.Seoul Magazine may grind slow, but it does grind fine. Interviewer Jae Won Chung only asks a few fluffy questions and instead focuses on more important issues. One…
In the midst of a rather long walk from the Lock Museum (Look forward to a brilliant podcast on this soon, from the clever lads at kcreport.net) near Hyewha Station, through Insadong, down to Gwangwhamun, then a hike up the back of Namsan (the line for the cable car was excessive) I stumbled upon the…
My Friend in Publishing forwards to me the news that there has been a recent “rights” sale of a new work by Shin Kyung-sook. PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOM author and NYT bestseller Kyung-sook Shin’s I’LL BE RIGHT THERE!, about young love, youthful friendships, first college days and a mentor/professor who changes the lives of all…
The invaluable London Korea Links reminded me that there are actually two titles for Shin Kyung-Sook’s new book: Please Look After Mom (USA) Please Look After Mother (UK) And LKL also provided a link to see that book cover. The covers are entirely different, as we’ll see in a minute. As a fellow who constantly…