Korean literature in English (fiction and nonfiction)

1.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating โ€” 320,585 ratings
2.
Please Look After Mom
Please Look After Mom 3.91 avg rating โ€” 46,611 ratings
3.
Human Acts
Human Acts
by: Han Kang
4.27 avg rating โ€” 61,932 ratings
4.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating โ€” 582,763 ratings
5.
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82๋…„์ƒ ๊น€์ง€์˜ 4.17 avg rating โ€” 179,656 ratings
6.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea 4.45 avg rating โ€” 96,072 ratings
7.
I'll Be Right There
I'll Be Right There 3.98 avg rating โ€” 5,509 ratings
8.
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly 3.98 avg rating โ€” 21,046 ratings
9.
I Have The Right To Destroy Myself
I Have The Right To Destroy Myself 3.22 avg rating โ€” 5,468 ratings
10.
The Impossible Fairy Tale
The Impossible Fairy Tale
by: Han Yujoo
3.26 avg rating โ€” 853 ratings
11.
Almond
Almond 4.14 avg rating โ€” 163,076 ratings
12.
The White Book
The White Book
by: Han Kang
3.81 avg rating โ€” 29,856 ratings
13.
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom 4.49 avg rating โ€” 99,426 ratings
14.
Our Twisted Hero
Our Twisted Hero 3.76 avg rating โ€” 990 ratings
15.
The Guest
The Guest 3.83 avg rating โ€” 499 ratings
16.
The Hole
The Hole 3.35 avg rating โ€” 8,964 ratings
17.
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son 4.07 avg rating โ€” 102,955 ratings
18.
Nowhere to Be Found
Nowhere to Be Found
by: Bae Suah
3.38 avg rating โ€” 2,740 ratings
19.
If I Had Your Face
If I Had Your Face 3.74 avg rating โ€” 57,027 ratings
20.
Our Happy Time
Our Happy Time 4.20 avg rating โ€” 2,556 ratings
21.
No One Writes Back
No One Writes Back 4.17 avg rating โ€” 5,982 ratings
23.
The Calligrapher's Daughter
The Calligrapher's Daughter 3.81 avg rating โ€” 6,938 ratings
24.
Cursed Bunny
Cursed Bunny 3.76 avg rating โ€” 37,423 ratings
25.
The Plotters
The Plotters
by: Kim Un-Su
3.57 avg rating โ€” 7,314 ratings
26.
A Greater Music
A Greater Music
by: Bae Suah
3.64 avg rating โ€” 327 ratings
27.
STILL LIFE WITH RICE
STILL LIFE WITH RICE
by: Helie Lee
4.30 avg rating โ€” 1,456 ratings
28.
This Is Paradise! My North Korean Childhood
This Is Paradise! My North Korean Childhood
by: Hyok Kang
3.84 avg rating โ€” 1,490 ratings
28.
The Story of Hong Gildong
The Story of Hong Gildong
by: Unknown
3.51 avg rating โ€” 1,161 ratings
30.
Your Republic Is Calling You
Your Republic Is Calling You 3.59 avg rating โ€” 1,801 ratings
31.
Ten Thousand Lives
Ten Thousand Lives
by: Ko Un
3.55 avg rating โ€” 156 ratings
32.
The Dwarf
The Dwarf 3.66 avg rating โ€” 421 ratings
32.
North Station
North Station
by: Bae Suah
3.36 avg rating โ€” 97 ratings
34.
Recitation
Recitation
by: Bae Suah
3.47 avg rating โ€” 137 ratings
35.
Concerning My Daughter
Concerning My Daughter 3.70 avg rating โ€” 11,099 ratings
36.
Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart 4.24 avg rating โ€” 555,718 ratings
37.
One Hundred Shadows
One Hundred Shadows 3.53 avg rating โ€” 1,773 ratings
38.
The Accusation
The Accusation
by: Bandi
3.99 avg rating โ€” 7,144 ratings
39.
The Good Son
The Good Son 3.75 avg rating โ€” 16,132 ratings
40.
Greek Lessons
Greek Lessons
by: Han Kang
3.61 avg rating โ€” 34,555 ratings
42.
Untold Night and Day
Untold Night and Day
by: Bae Suah
3.47 avg rating โ€” 5,553 ratings
43.
The Old Garden
The Old Garden really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 308 ratings
44.
The Cabinet
The Cabinet
by: Kim Un-Su
3.50 avg rating โ€” 5,664 ratings
45.
Beasts of a Little Land
Beasts of a Little Land
by: Juhea Kim
4.02 avg rating โ€” 18,773 ratings
45.
Shoko's Smile: Stories
Shoko's Smile: Stories 3.91 avg rating โ€” 6,442 ratings
47.
The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness
The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness 3.62 avg rating โ€” 1,132 ratings
48.
Three Generations
Three Generations 3.48 avg rating โ€” 116 ratings
49.
Flowers of Mold
Flowers of Mold 3.53 avg rating โ€” 1,343 ratings
50.
Winter in Sokcho
Winter in Sokcho 3.54 avg rating โ€” 26,195 ratings
52.
Flowers of a Moment (Lannan Translations Selection Series)
Flowers of a Moment (Lannan Translations Selection Series)
by: Ko Un
3.78 avg rating โ€” 119 ratings
53.
The Investigation
The Investigation 4.09 avg rating โ€” 1,925 ratings
56.
Dictee
Dictee 4.03 avg rating โ€” 3,848 ratings
57.
Princess Bari
Princess Bari 3.71 avg rating โ€” 1,765 ratings
58.
Highway with Green Apples
Highway with Green Apples
by: Bae Suah
3.10 avg rating โ€” 1,480 ratings
58.
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop 3.92 avg rating โ€” 69,115 ratings
60.
Land
Land 3.85 avg rating โ€” 102 ratings
61.
Comfort Woman
Comfort Woman 3.86 avg rating โ€” 1,903 ratings
62.
Your Utopia
Your Utopia 3.65 avg rating โ€” 4,166 ratings
63.
Clay Walls
Clay Walls 3.67 avg rating โ€” 243 ratings
64.
The Court Dancer
The Court Dancer 3.76 avg rating โ€” 2,509 ratings
65.
The Reverse Side of Life
The Reverse Side of Life 4.01 avg rating โ€” 82 ratings
66.
Violets
Violets 3.56 avg rating โ€” 3,776 ratings
68.
Everlasting Empire
Everlasting Empire
by: In-hwa Yi
3.79 avg rating โ€” 113 ratings
69.
The Private Lives of Plants
The Private Lives of Plants 3.56 avg rating โ€” 516 ratings
70.
The Wings
The Wings
by: Yi Sang
3.92 avg rating โ€” 577 ratings
71.
Lemon
Lemon 3.26 avg rating โ€” 13,349 ratings
72.
Son of Man
Son of Man 3.68 avg rating โ€” 99 ratings
73.
My Brilliant Life
My Brilliant Life 3.99 avg rating โ€” 2,713 ratings
75.
The Soil
The Soil 3.86 avg rating โ€” 49 ratings
76.
The Bird
The Bird 3.66 avg rating โ€” 225 ratings
77.
Marigold Mind Laundry
Marigold Mind Laundry 3.36 avg rating โ€” 5,626 ratings
78.
Drifting House
Drifting House
by: Krys Lee
3.64 avg rating โ€” 1,142 ratings
78.
A Single Shard
A Single Shard 3.95 avg rating โ€” 42,064 ratings
80.
Mother's Stake I (Modern Korean Literature, #4)
Mother's Stake I (Modern Korean Literature, #4) 3.74 avg rating โ€” 117 ratings
82.
The Dog Who Dared to Dream
The Dog Who Dared to Dream 3.75 avg rating โ€” 3,617 ratings
84.
The Voices of Heaven
The Voices of Heaven 3.65 avg rating โ€” 156 ratings
87.
Fox Girl
Fox Girl 3.74 avg rating โ€” 810 ratings
89.
Love in the Big City
Love in the Big City 3.68 avg rating โ€” 15,961 ratings
91.
The Mermaid from Jeju
The Mermaid from Jeju
by: Sumi Hahn
3.89 avg rating โ€” 4,097 ratings
92.
Lonesome You (Library of Korean Literature, #9)
Lonesome You (Library of Korean Literature, #9) 4.11 avg rating โ€” 106 ratings
94.
Shim Chong, fille vendue
Shim Chong, fille vendue 3.50 avg rating โ€” 290 ratings
95.
The Shadow of Arms
The Shadow of Arms 3.83 avg rating โ€” 65 ratings
97.
Contradictions
Contradictions 4.30 avg rating โ€” 313 ratings
98.
Mujong
Mujong 3.72 avg rating โ€” 153 ratings
98.
A Distant and Beautiful Place
A Distant and Beautiful Place 3.97 avg rating โ€” 59 ratings
100.
Panmunjom and Other Stories
Panmunjom and Other Stories 3.67 avg rating โ€” 6 ratings