Books Set in Korea

1.
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 4.01 avg rating — 70,871 ratings
2.
The Silla Project
The Silla Project 3.76 avg rating — 168 ratings
2.
A Capitalist in North Korea: My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom
A Capitalist in North Korea: My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom
by: Felix Abt
3.62 avg rating — 243 ratings
2.
The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating — 154,844 ratings
5.
Memories of My Ghost Brother
Memories of My Ghost Brother 3.73 avg rating — 142 ratings
6.
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly 3.98 avg rating — 21,047 ratings
7.
Land
Land 3.85 avg rating — 102 ratings
7.
The Tiger's Wedding
The Tiger's Wedding 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
7.
Meeting Mr Kim : or How I Went To Korea And Learned To Love Kimchi
Meeting Mr Kim : or How I Went To Korea And Learned To Love Kimchi 3.19 avg rating — 243 ratings
7.
A Father's Son
A Father's Son 4.62 avg rating — 47 ratings
7.
Highland Jade
Highland Jade 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings
7.
Funereal
Funereal 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
7.
All Woman and Springtime
All Woman and Springtime 3.77 avg rating — 1,733 ratings
7.
Vogel
Vogel 3.66 avg rating — 225 ratings
7.
The Book of Lights
The Book of Lights 3.91 avg rating — 2,536 ratings
7.
I Hear Your Voice
I Hear Your Voice 3.42 avg rating — 517 ratings
7.
Skin Food
Skin Food
by: Type A
3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings
7.
The Plotters: A Novel
The Plotters: A Novel
by: Kim Un-Su
3.57 avg rating — 7,314 ratings
7.
Kim Walk-In-My-Shoes
Kim Walk-In-My-Shoes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
20.
The Calligrapher's Daughter
The Calligrapher's Daughter 3.81 avg rating — 6,938 ratings
20.
City of Jade (City of...#2)
City of Jade (City of...#2) 3.97 avg rating — 37 ratings
20.
De vegetariër
De vegetariër
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating — 320,669 ratings
20.
Words of Farewell: Stories by Korean Women Writers
Words of Farewell: Stories by Korean Women Writers 4.02 avg rating — 56 ratings
20.
I'll Be Right There
I'll Be Right There 3.98 avg rating — 5,509 ratings
20.
A Single Shard
A Single Shard 3.95 avg rating — 42,065 ratings
26.
This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
by: Hyok Kang
3.84 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
26.
Een huis in Seoul
Een huis in Seoul 3.74 avg rating — 117 ratings
26.
Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood
Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood 3.91 avg rating — 1,231 ratings
26.
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story 4.43 avg rating — 98,753 ratings
26.
My Very Last Possession and Other Stories
My Very Last Possession and Other Stories 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings
31.
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea 4.33 avg rating — 9,247 ratings
31.
Het rijk der lichten
Het rijk der lichten 3.59 avg rating — 1,801 ratings
31.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea 4.45 avg rating — 96,072 ratings
34.
Mijnheer Han
Mijnheer Han 3.72 avg rating — 504 ratings
34.
The Martyred
The Martyred 3.83 avg rating — 251 ratings
34.
The Dog Who Dared to Dream
The Dog Who Dared to Dream 3.75 avg rating — 3,617 ratings
37.
Tiger's Tail
Tiger's Tail
by: Gus Lee
3.41 avg rating — 44 ratings
38.
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea 4.31 avg rating — 6,895 ratings
39.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 4.17 avg rating — 179,667 ratings
40.
Lemon
Lemon 3.26 avg rating — 13,349 ratings
41.
Winter in Sokcho
Winter in Sokcho 3.54 avg rating — 26,196 ratings