Korean Books To Read Before Visiting South Korea

Korean Books To Read Before Visiting South Korea

Here are 9 Korean Books To Read Before Visiting South Korea.

Kyung-Sook Shin – Please Look After Mom

Kyung-Sook Shin – Please Look After Mom

The children of So-no, 69, who gets separated from her husband in the bustle of the Seoul metro station.

Han Kang – The White Book

Han Kang – The White Book

An unnamed narrator explores the dual white worlds of the blank page and winter Warsaw while on a writing residence.

Park Seongwon – What Makes a City?

Park Seongwon – What Makes a City?

The storylines were made more intense by the writing (or translation), which could transport me to the book’s fictional setting.

Elisa Shua Dusapin – Winter in Sokcho

Elisa Shua Dusapin – Winter in Sokcho

Sokcho, a tourist destination on the border between South and North Korea, is experiencing winter.

Yun Ko-eun – The Disaster Tourist

Yun Ko-eun – The Disaster Tourist

Yona has spent the last 10 years working behind a desk as a coordinator for Jungle, a tour operator that specialises in vacation packages.

Gong Ji-Young – Our Happy Time

Gong Ji-Young – Our Happy Time

You already know how it will turn out. A heart-breaking but lovely tale.

Han Kang – The Vegetarian

Han Kang – The Vegetarian

Yeong-hye and her spouse led routine lives before the nightmare. But Yeong-he chooses to cleanse her mind and stop eating meat.

Masaji Ishikawa – A River of Darkness

Masaji Ishikawa – A River of Darkness

Masaji Ishikawa, who is half Japanese and half Korean, has felt like a man without a nation his entire life.

Cho Nam-joo – Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo – Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Kim Jiyoung resides in a compact, orderly apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, a chaotic metropolis.