Narrative, Memory and Family Life (A literary discuss of Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin).

When Park So-nyo disappears at Seoul Station, her family's search becomes an exploration of memory, regret and the different ways they have understood the woman they call Mom.

Through shifting perspectives, Kyung-Sook Shin gradually reconstructs a mother's identity through the eyes of her daughter, son, husband, and finally, herself. Each narrative offers a different understanding of who she was, revealing how one person's identity can change depending on who is telling the story.

This Month's Book Conversation

How does the novel's shifting narrative structure shape our understanding of Mom? What do the changes in perspective reveal—or conceal—about her character?

Join us as we explore the book's literary style, narrative voice, characterisation, and the relationship between memory and perspective.

Please Look After Mom — a story that invites us to look beyond the characters and consider how the story itself is told.

KCCN Book Discussion | Read Korea. Explore Stories. Discover Perspectives.

📅 Date: Thursday, 29 October 2026

⏰ Time: 2 PM, WAT

📍 Venue: Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN)

Come read with us. One book, many perspectives.

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