Unmissable Korean Novels

K-Pop bands, K-dramas and webtoons have become widely popular in recent years. But how about Korean novels? Check out our hand-picked titles for fans of Korean culture everywhere!

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Unmissable Korean Novels

K-Pop bands, K-dramas and webtoons have become widely popular in recent years. But how about Korean novels? Check out our hand-picked titles for fans of Korean culture everywhere!

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The plotters
Kim, ?Un-su
Paper Book
"[A] powerhouse of a novel....It reads as if Haruki Murakami rewrote The Day of the Jackal." - Locus Magazine "Editor's Choice" New York Times Book Review "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" CrimeReads "Most...
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Hwang, Po-rŭm
Paper Book
Every Day I Read, a new work from Hwang Bo-reum for book-lovers, available now INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER INDIE NEXT PICK * Debutiful Most Anticipated Book of 2024 * Powell's Pick of the Month * A...
Y/n : a novel
Yi, Esther
Paper Book
Finalist for the 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2023 New York Times 2023 Critics' Pick New Yorker Best Book of 2023 (Essential Read) NPR Best Book of 2023 TIME Must-Read Book of 2023
The island of Sea Women
See, Lisa
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A mesmerizing new historical novel" (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. ...
La vegetariana
Kang, Han
Paper Book
Ganadora del premio Nobel de Literatura 2024 Uno de los mejores libros del Siglo XXI según el New York Times El fenómeno literario internacional que catapultó a Han Kang y que está destinado a ser un clásico «Un libro que resistirá el paso de...
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