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Where Ms. Chua emphasizes the toughness in "tough love," as if preparing her two girls for the public domain at the expense of the private, Ms. Shin's "Mom" works constantly to protect her children from the assaults of the world.

Lost in a World Without Roots Pico Iyer 2011

In all, Ms. Shin's pieces are expected to cover about 1,900 square feet.

Subway Depths, Lit by Art Jennifer Maloney 2011

Ms. Shin's careful, unflinching descriptions of a woman in "blue plastic sandals"—with three of the sections delivered in a plaintive, almost accusatory second-person voice "You all blamed each other for Mom's going missing, and you all felt wounded"— achieve an emotional clarity and directness that speak straight to the heart.

Lost in a World Without Roots Pico Iyer 2011

And where Ms. Chua tries to turn her children into high-achieving Americans by importing a discipline and determination she associates with her Chinese ancestry, Ms. Shin's mother figure seems to be tugging her offspring back toward Korea, even as their 21st-century lives are pulling them in the opposite direction.

Lost in a World Without Roots Pico Iyer 2011

Where Ms. Chua famously rejected the birthday card her 4-year-old made for her and threatened to burn her other daughter's stuffed animals if her piano-playing wasn't perfect, the "Mom" in Ms. Shin's book lavishes unstinting care, behind the scenes, on her children, even as one calls her a "country bumpkin" when she brings them rice cakes in the city.

Lost in a World Without Roots Pico Iyer 2011

Arriving on these shores during the latest round of the "Mommy Wars," Ms. Shin's book offers a tidy counterpoint to "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother."

Lost in a World Without Roots Pico Iyer 2011

Mr. Shin's comments come as Samsung is embroiled in a lawsuit with Apple Inc., a major competitor in the smartphone and the tablet markets, but also the major customer of Samsung's component business.

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Cedar is offering the shares at 35.50 to 37.25 Thai baht, or $1.19 to $1.35, a discount of 6.9% to 11.3% to Shin's Wednesday closing price of 40 baht.

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In Kyung-sook Shin's "Please Look After Mom," however, it becomes a universally haunting tale deeply grounded in Ms. Shin's native Korea.

Lost in a World Without Roots Pico Iyer 2011

Some American readers may open up Kyung-Sook Shin's novel and marvel that moving away from a parent can be seen as a source of anguish and a kind of heresy.

Lost in a World Without Roots Pico Iyer 2011