South Korean novelist announced as first woman to win Man Asian Literary Prize

Kyung-sook Shin has become the first woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize, Asia's most prestigious award for writers, for her novel "Please Look After Mom". The South Korean novelist attended the black tie Prize Dinner at The Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong to receive the award of US$30,000. The translator of the novel, Chi-Young Kim also received US$5,000. The win is the first for a South Korean writer, and "Please Look After Mom" is the first novel by a South Korean to make it to the Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist in the Prize's five year history