THE LIBRARY

Category: Korean literature

Reviews and guides to Korean fiction, including literature in translation.

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Our best Korean healing fiction books, from cosy bookshops to magical laundries. Heartwarming Korean novels for your next comforting read.

By Min Jin Lee

Our review explores Min Jin Lee's sweeping new family saga about Korean immigrants, education, parental sacrifice and the pursuit of success.

While Korean dramas, films, and music have gained international recognition, Korean novels have undergone a similar transformation.

By Cho Nam-joo

It’s an accessible yet quietly devastating feminist novel, precisely because it refuses melodrama in favour of accumulated realism.