Shin Kyungsuk is one of the leading literary figures in South Korea, the first woman nominated for the Man Asian Literary Prize for her novel “Please Find Mommy.” The novel “Please Find Mommy” has become a landmark literary phenomenon not only for Asian countries (award from the Ministry of Culture of South Korea), but also for the whole world. The novel was published in 43 countries of the world.* Republic of Korea Culture and Arts Award* Man Asian Literary Prize* Hyundae Literature Award* 21st Century Literature Award A long-awaited publication for all those who are interested in the modern literary process, interested in South Korea and trends in Asia in general, as well as women's faces in prose. The author was also written about a lot in the Western press (The Guardian, The Times, Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, Kirkus, The Wall Street Journal, etc.). Park Sunyo seemed to disappear into thin air in the middle of Seoul Station. The husband released his wife's hand, and the crowd swallowed her up. The whole family rushes to search for the mother of the family - the children post up advertisements, ask possible eyewitnesses... But it seems that Pak Sun-nyeo has disappeared without a trace. And the more the family members collect information about her in order to get the search off the ground, the more they realize how little they really knew Sonia, who, in essence, was the most important person for each of them. “In no time at all, the novel sold out in huge quantities and caused the so-called “mother syndrome” in Korean society.” seoul.co.kr “A touching story about repentance and belated wisdom, clearly showing us how globalism – on an everyday, “human” level – hurts souls and does not give confidence in one’s actions.”  Wall Street Journal “Shin Kyungsuk's novel about a missing elderly woman in Seoul touched a nerve among readers. This certainly reflects a global tendency to take mothers and their sacrifice for granted. And what’s even more painful is the episode when the children of the missing woman realize that they don’t even have a recent photograph of their own mother...” The Guardian “A beautiful, compelling novel. A very intimate story of a family searching for their beloved mother, as well as a deft portrayal of South Korea." BBC "A painful hymn to the mystery of motherhood."  The New York Times Book Review "Family Loneliness, Depression, and the Mysteries of Solitary Life." Publishers Weekly “In some ways, it is a metaphor for the transition of Korean society from rural to urban areas, and in part, it is an elegy about the importance of family ties, maintained mainly by selfless women. This is a restrained, tender novel, only occasionally lapsing into sentimentality.” Kirkus