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• The Vegetarian

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  The first of Han Kang's works to be translated into English. Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. eBook and audiobook available.

• Human Acts

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  A novel about the 1980 Gwangju Uprising and Korea's shift towards democratization. eBook available.

• Greek Lessons

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  A novel about the senses, and the bond between a teacher and a student. eBook available.

• The White Book

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  Mini-essays on grief and loss. Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize.

• I Went to See My Father

  Sin, Kyŏng-suk,

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  A novel about filial piety and the experiences of war and political upheaval. Audiobook available.

• The Invisible Hotel

  Ham, Yeji Y.,

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  Novel exploring the effects of the Korean War and intergenerational trauma.

• Mater 2-10

  Hwang, Sŏg-yŏng, 1943-

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  Korean history from the Japanese colonial period up to the 21st century, seen through three generations of railroad workers. Shortlisted for the 2024 Man Booker International Prize. eBook available.

• Concerning My Daughter

  Kim, Hye-jin, 1983-

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  A woman grapples with shifting notions of family and womanhood. Available in Korean.

• The Picture Bride

  Yi, Kŭm-i, 1962-

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  Historical fiction about the Korean independence movement, seen through the eyes of the diaspora.

• Lemon

  Kwŏn, Yŏ-sŏn, 1965-

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  Unable to move on after her sister's murder 17 years prior, a woman sets out to discover the truth.

• Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

  Cho, Nam-ju, 1978-

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  A look into sexism and misogyny in modern-day Korea. Available in Korean and Spanish.

• Meeting With My Brother

  Yi, Mun-yŏl, 1948-

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  A professor from South Korea learns about his father's life in North Korea.

• My Brilliant Life

  Kim, Ae-ran, 1980-

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  A child with progeria lives life to the fullest and makes a final gift for his parents.

• The Old Woman With the Knife

  Ku, Pyŏng-mo, 1976-

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  An injury leads a 65-year-old assassin to an unexpected connection.

• Table for One

  윤 고은, 1980-

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  Comedy and an element of the surreal are interwoven with the hopelessness and loneliness that pervades the protagonists’ decidedly mundane lives.

• Your Utopia

  Chung, Bora, 1976-

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  Short stories about loss and discovery, dystopia and idealism, death and immortality.

• 채식주의자

  한 강 장편 소설

  한강, 1970-

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  'The Vegetarian' in Korean.

• 작별 하지 않는다

  한 강, 1970-

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  In Korean, a novel about the 1948 Jeju massacre. Translated into English as 'We Do Not Part.' Recipient of the 2023 Prix Médicis Award for Foreign Language Books (France).

• 소년 이 온다

  한 강 장편 소설

  한 강, 1970-

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  'Human Acts' in Korean.

• La clase de griego

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  Spanish translation of 'Greek Lessons.' | Historia sobre la esencia de la conexión humana y de lo que significa sentirse vivo.