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1) The good son
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""A cool, crafty did-he-do-it thriller...The Good Son will rivet readers of Jo Nesbo and Patricia Highsmith." --A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window. The Talented Mr. Ripley meets The Bad Seed in this breathless, chilling psychological thriller by the #1 international bestselling novelist known as "Korea's Stephen King" Who can you trust if you can't trust yourself? Early one morning, twenty-six-year-old Yu-jin...
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Seoul. On the outskirts of South Korea's glittering metropolis is a place few people know about: a vast landfill site called Flower Island. Home to those driven from the city by poverty, is it here that 14-year-old Bugeye and his mother arrive, following his father's internment in a government 're-education camp'. Living in a shack and supporting himself by weeding recyclables out of the refuse, at first Bugeye's life on Flower Island is hard. But...
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Written in seventeenth-century Korea, this classic novel's wondrous story begins when a young monk living on a sacred Lotus Peak in China succumbs to the temptation of eight fairy maidens. For doubting his mother's Buddhist teachings, the monk is forced to endure a strange punishment: reincarnation as the most ideal of men. On his journey through this new life full of material, martial, and sensual accomplishments beyond his wildest dreams, each success...
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This book [Soseol Boda: Spring 2022] is a three novel collection of the Munji Literature Award finalists. Soseol Boda selects novels of the season quarterly. The spring 2022 edition winners are Kim Byeong Woon, Wi Su Jeong and Lee Ju Hye. Interviews with each writer are included.
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Munhak tongne ch'ŏngsonyŏn volume 039
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Korean
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A daughter sends letters to the past and corresponds with her mother's younger self.
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"The sequence of the bestseller over a year since its release [Inconvenience Store] by Kim Ho Yeon who won the 2013 Segye Literature Award. The author describes our neighbors' life living harsh days on the stage of a small convenience store located at the corner of an alley. A year later from the 1st story, as a new person is hired for the night shift, the convenience store encounters another great change."--
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Chŏlmŭn Chakkasang susang chakp'umjip volume che 13-hoe (2022)
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Korean
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"Since its establishment in 2010, the Young Writers Award, which has been receiving enthusiastic support from the literature and readers over the years, celebrated its 13th anniversary. The winners of this year's Young Writers Award are Im Sol-ah, Kim Mela, Kim Byung-woon, Kim Ji-yeon, Kim Hye-jin, Seo Su-jin, and Seo Yi-je. In the midst of an unfinished pandemic, spring has come without fail, and seven stories that evoke a hopeful energy to take...
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Chŏlmŭn Chakkasang susang chakp'umjip volume che 14-hoe (2023)
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Korean
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"A collection of the 2023 Young Writers Award winners for the best short to mid-length novels. The grand prix is awarded to Lee Mi Sang. This book also includes 6 other finalists."--Tsai Fong.
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Onŭl ŭi chŏlmŭn chakka volume 42
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Korean
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"The sequel of [Elementary Korean Course] by Mun Ji Hyeok who won the 2022 Kim Seung Ok Literature Award. As [Elementary Korean Course] was about the author's autobiographical novel teaching Korean language in a college in New York, the second story focuses on advanced Korean classes capturing literary moments in the students' life."--Tsai Fong.
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Che2-hoe Neksŏsŭ Kyŏngjangp'yŏn Chakkasang ususangŭl susanghamyŏ sosŏlgarosŏŭi ch'ŏt palgŏrŭmŭl naedidŭn hanyona chakkaŭi ch'ŏt SFsosŏlchip. Apŭro kanŭn saramgwa twiro kanŭn saramŭi saranggwa ibyŏl, chŏngch'ebulmyŏngŭi kŏdae chŏkkwa matsŏ ssaunŭn sonyŏdŭl, kkumŭl kirokhanŭn tŭrimp'ŭlleiŏwa in'ganŭi mome kittŭn natsŏn chonjae 't'agot', tarirŭl irŭn saengmurhakcha nogiwa 'tasurinŭi tol', saramdŭlgwa han palchaguk...
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PIN volume 046
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Korean
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"It begins with the story of the narrator, who suddenly developed a hatred for his father one day and went back to his hometown. Like 'Ding', which refers to the damaged part of a surfboard formed by hitting the waves, the people left behind where people left, their lives in a small fishing village where they overcome the wounds they received from someone, and their trajectories are drawn in an omnibus fiction format."-- Translated from Korean summary...
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Exploring the potential of women's stories and heroines in traditional Korean literature and mythology, challenging the notion that strong and confident women are only found in contemporary works. The author reevaluates old and familiar narratives, from ancient myths to tales of women challenging societal norms, showcasing the diverse possibilities of women's narratives and providing a refreshing perspective for readers seeking new female voices
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"Su nombre es Kim Ji-young. Tiene 33 años y el nombre más común de Corea. Su historia ha incendiado Asia entera. «Ni siquiera yo sé si me casaré o si tendré hijos. O puede que me muera antes. ¿Por qué tengo que renunciar a lo que quiero ser o hacer por un futuro que no sé si llegará o no?» Esta novela ha pasado de ser la breve historia de una joven coreana a convertirse en un terremoto que ha sacudido a las mujeres de medio mundo. Kim...
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