Author Shin's Presentation at Washington D.C. Korean Cultural Center
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Acclaimed South Korean writer Shin Kyung-Sook will discuss her writing and her Korean heritage during a special event on Friday, July 1 at the Korean Embassy's Korean Cultural Center in Washington D.C.
The author of several best selling books including Please Look after Mom (2009) and A Lone Room (1995), Shin, 48, is unique in that her books have been widely translated and published abroad.
Her latest, Please Look after Mom, was highlighted on Barnes & Noble's list of most impressive new works for summer 2011, and is already in its second U.S. printing after an initial 100,000 copy run. The novel, reviewed in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and O, The Oprah Magazine, tells the story of a mother who disappeared in a crowded Seoul subway station and is remembered as a heroine by her family members.
"She has turned the book's title, which initially sounded like an order, into something much more powerful—a prayer", said Janet Maslin of The New York Times, while Mythili G. Rao of The New York Times called it "a raw tribute to the mysteries of motherhood".
Shin has already helped to introduce the novel to American and European readers on book tours this year, and is planning further visits abroad to interact with her readership directly.
Born in 1963, Shin graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts in 1984 with a degree in Creative Writing and is known today as one of South Korea's classic writers. She has written around twenty novels since 1990, winning several national awards such as the Dong In Literature Award and Yi Sang Literature Award.
By Erin Kim
The author of several best selling books including Please Look after Mom (2009) and A Lone Room (1995), Shin, 48, is unique in that her books have been widely translated and published abroad.
Her latest, Please Look after Mom, was highlighted on Barnes & Noble's list of most impressive new works for summer 2011, and is already in its second U.S. printing after an initial 100,000 copy run. The novel, reviewed in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and O, The Oprah Magazine, tells the story of a mother who disappeared in a crowded Seoul subway station and is remembered as a heroine by her family members.
"She has turned the book's title, which initially sounded like an order, into something much more powerful—a prayer", said Janet Maslin of The New York Times, while Mythili G. Rao of The New York Times called it "a raw tribute to the mysteries of motherhood".
Shin has already helped to introduce the novel to American and European readers on book tours this year, and is planning further visits abroad to interact with her readership directly.
Born in 1963, Shin graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts in 1984 with a degree in Creative Writing and is known today as one of South Korea's classic writers. She has written around twenty novels since 1990, winning several national awards such as the Dong In Literature Award and Yi Sang Literature Award.
By Erin Kim
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