{"id":284,"date":"2021-06-03T17:06:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/?p=284"},"modified":"2022-02-19T12:51:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T12:51:51","slug":"10-books-about-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/10-books-about-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Books About South Korea. Novels, Culture, Historical Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/novels-about-south-korea.jpg\" alt=\"novels about south korea\" class=\"wp-image-2501\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/novels-about-south-korea.jpg 564w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/novels-about-south-korea-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-best-books-about-south-korea-popular-and-traditional-culture-k-drama-novels-romance-bestsellers-historical-fiction-classical-literature-daily-life\">The best books about South Korea! Popular and traditional culture, K-drama, novels, romance bestsellers, historical fiction, classical literature, &amp; daily life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is undeniable that South Korean culture is spreading throughout the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are one of the newcomers or if you already love Korean cuisine, music, movies, and K-dramas, you should probably take the next step and delve even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studying a country\u2019s history or culture can be complicated or tedious if you don\u2019t know where to start, so we propose an approach through art: specifically literature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this opportunity, we bring you ten books about South Korea that will change your perception of this beautiful country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this list you will find from fiction and non-fiction novels to manhwas (Korean comics) that include historical, cultural, autobiographical themes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These books are like windows from where you can look at South Korean society in a beautiful and intimate way, and learn about its secrets, passions, joys and sorrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s get into the best books about South Korea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclosure: Some of our articles contain affiliate links (as an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"10-books-about-south-korea\">10 Books about South Korea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/best-books-about-south-korea-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"books about south korea\" class=\"wp-image-317\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/best-books-about-south-korea-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/best-books-about-south-korea-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/best-books-about-south-korea-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/best-books-about-south-korea-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kim-ji-young-born-1982\">Kim Ji-young, Born 1982<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-cho-nam-joo-2016\">by Cho Nam Joo, 2016<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1631496700\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41o7VDrrWCL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1631496700?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41o7VDrrWCL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: A Novel\" height=\"500\" width=\"339\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1631496700?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982: A Novel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1631496700?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3b5006-16 .kt-block-spacer{height:71px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3b5006-16 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_3b5006-16\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:71px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This short novel tells the story of a middle-class woman in present-day South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author chose the name Kim Ji-young because it was the <strong>most common name among Koreans born in 1982<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We follow the protagonist as we witness the injustices Korean women must face in a society with serious problems of abuses, harassments and gender inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b101f0-66 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b101f0-66 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_b101f0-66\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1631496700?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_3ebe99-db{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_3ebe99-db .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_3ebe99-db\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FKim-Ji-Young-Nacida-Jiyoung%2FCho-Nam-Joo%2F9788420437927%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_801329-53 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_801329-53 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_801329-53\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-vegetarian\">The Vegetarian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-han-kang-2007\">by Han Kang, 2007<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1101906111\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41Aq7KXJiIL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1101906111?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41Aq7KXJiIL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The Vegetarian\" height=\"500\" width=\"324\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1101906111?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Vegetarian<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1101906111?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e97bc6-e1 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e97bc6-e1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_e97bc6-e1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Subtle and disconcerting, loaded with symbolism and beauty, the novel can serve as an entrance to the literature of the Asian country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the protagonist of this story decides to become a vegetarian, her progressive isolation begins and her life changes forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her eccentricity generates all kinds of reactions in a society that does not understand her and wants her to be like everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0ab4c9-5f .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0ab4c9-5f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_0ab4c9-5f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1101906111?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_ac83bf-a6{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_ac83bf-a6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn 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style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-square\">The Square <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-choi-in-hun-2014\">by Choi In-hun, 2014<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1628970677\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41o4mE4MPML._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8709e4-8b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8709e4-8b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_8709e4-8b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The context of the story is the post-war period (after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/korea\/korean-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korean War<\/a> 1950-1953), a traumatic event that divided the Koreans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protagonist is a philosophy student who feels disenchanted by everything and criticizes his country from a moral superiority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He does not understand the capitalism that advances in South Korea hand in hand with the United States, so he travels to North Korea, where he sees that the ideals of communism have been betrayed by its rulers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_a664bf-a5 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_a664bf-a5 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_a664bf-a5\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_549539-ca .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_549539-ca .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_549539-ca\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hwang Sok-yong reveals the other side of progress in the economic boom of the seventies in South Korea: the marginalized and excluded that live off the waste of the consumer society. 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of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8c2e55-a0 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8c2e55-a0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_8c2e55-a0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 1980, in the city of Gwangju, the South Korean army put down a popular uprising, causing thousands of deaths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those terrible events are portrayed by the author as a faithful testimony of what happened in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Kwangju-Uprising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gwangju uprising<\/a>: through the experiences of various characters, we will delve into their fears, nightmares and wounds, and the memory of the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_894b96-d8 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_894b96-d8 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_894b96-d8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_1e6a26-34\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"solo-leveling\">Solo Leveling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-chugong-2018\">by Chugong, 2018<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1975319273\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51gxEPhWQvL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f54566-86 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f54566-86 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_f54566-86\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Manhwa (the equivalent of a Korean manga) is a fundamental part of South Korean culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one in particular tells a story set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), so it can teach 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Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_61b55d-fb .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_61b55d-fb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_61b55d-fb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Dong Hwa is one of the most valued and loved manhwa writers in South Korea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a story that deals with issues such as femininity, love and beauty through the life of Ehwa, 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style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"please-look-after-mom\">Please Look After Mom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-shin-kyung-sook-2008\">by Shin Kyung-sook , 2008<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"0307739511\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/515oR19RxBL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0307739511?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/515oR19RxBL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Please Look After Mom (Vintage Contemporaries)\" height=\"500\" width=\"325\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0307739511?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Please Look After Mom (Vintage Contemporaries)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0307739511?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_ee1168-a1 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_ee1168-a1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_ee1168-a1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this book, Shin Kyung-sook shows the different mindsets of Koreans in many aspects of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It all begins when a woman disappears at Seoul Station and her relatives begin a search that reveals the importance that her mother had in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_aeea40-ce .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_aeea40-ce .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_aeea40-ce\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0307739511?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> 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style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pachinko\">Pachinko<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-min-jin-lee-2017\">by Min Jin Lee, 2017<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1455563927\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51mulp7HJ+L._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1455563927?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51mulp7HJ+L._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)\" height=\"500\" width=\"329\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1455563927?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1455563927?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c209b4-8f .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c209b4-8f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_c209b4-8f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The story begins in the early 1900s with Sunja, a young daughter of fishermen living in a town in South Korea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betrayed by her lover, Sunja finds her salvation in a young Protestant pastor who proposes to her and takes her to Japan to start a new life with him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus begins a family saga of people living and struggling far from their home.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e111a6-3d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e111a6-3d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_e111a6-3d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1455563927?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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