A Contemporary Korean Reading List
Han Kang recommends these 13 contemporary Korean books available in English. Click here to read Krys Lee's 2016 interview with Han Kang.
Hwang Jeong-Eun
One Hundred Shadows
Trans. Jung Yewon
Tilted Axis, Sept. 2016
Hwang Sok-yong
The Guest
Trans. Kyung-Ja Chun & Maya West
Seven Stories, 2005
Jang Eun-jin
No One Writes Back
Trans. Jung Yewon
Dalkey Archive, 2013
Kim Hyesoon
Sorrowtoothpaste Mirrorcream
Trans. Don Mee Choi
Action Books, 2014
Kim Hyesoon
Mommy Must Be a Fountain of Feathers
Don Mee Choi
Action Books, 2008
Kyung-Sook Shin
The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness
Trans. Ha-yun Jung
Pegasus, 2015
Lee Ki-ho
At Least We Can Apologize
Trans. Christopher Joseph Dykes
Dalkey Archive, 2013
Lee Seung-u
The Private Life of Plants
Trans. Inrae You & Louis Vinciguerra
Dalkey Archive, 2015
Lim Chul-woo
The Island
Trans. Inrae You & Louis Vinciguerra
Stallion, 2010
Lim Chul-woo
The Dog Thief
Trans. Myung-Hee Kim
Tamal Vista, 2005
Suah Bae
A Greater Music
Trans. Deborah Smith
Open Letter, Nov. 2016
Suah Bae
Recitation
Trans. Deborah Smith
Deep Vellum, Jan. 2017
Young-ha Kim
Your Republic Is Calling You
Trans. Chi-Young Kim
Mariner Books, 2010
