Korean Literature in English Translation

1.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating β€” 320,372 ratings
2.
Human Acts
Human Acts
by: Han Kang
4.27 avg rating β€” 61,889 ratings
3.
Cursed Bunny
Cursed Bunny 3.76 avg rating β€” 37,414 ratings
4.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 4.17 avg rating β€” 179,620 ratings
5.
Shoko's Smile: Stories
Shoko's Smile: Stories 3.91 avg rating β€” 6,440 ratings
6.
Concerning My Daughter
Concerning My Daughter 3.70 avg rating β€” 11,098 ratings
7.
The White Book
The White Book
by: Han Kang
3.81 avg rating β€” 29,847 ratings
7.
Almond
Almond 4.14 avg rating β€” 163,017 ratings
9.
Winter in Sokcho
Winter in Sokcho 3.54 avg rating β€” 26,191 ratings
10.
I'll Be Right There
I'll Be Right There 3.98 avg rating β€” 5,507 ratings
10.
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly 3.98 avg rating β€” 21,045 ratings
12.
Please Look After Mom
Please Look After Mom 3.91 avg rating β€” 46,605 ratings
13.
Violets
Violets 3.56 avg rating β€” 3,776 ratings
14.
At Dusk
At Dusk 3.68 avg rating β€” 2,080 ratings
15.
My Brilliant Life
My Brilliant Life 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,712 ratings
16.
Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat
Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat
by: Kim Jiyun
3.91 avg rating β€” 3,327 ratings
17.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 4.17 avg rating β€” 179,620 ratings
18.
The Dog Who Dared to Dream
The Dog Who Dared to Dream 3.75 avg rating β€” 3,614 ratings
18.
The Cabinet
The Cabinet
by: Kim Un-Su
3.50 avg rating β€” 5,664 ratings
20.
Marigold Mind Laundry
Marigold Mind Laundry 3.36 avg rating β€” 5,620 ratings
21.
Love in the Big City
Love in the Big City 3.68 avg rating β€” 15,952 ratings
22.
The Hole
The Hole 3.35 avg rating β€” 8,959 ratings
23.
Your Utopia
Your Utopia 3.65 avg rating β€” 4,165 ratings
24.
Lemon
Lemon 3.26 avg rating β€” 13,346 ratings
24.
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop 3.92 avg rating β€” 69,072 ratings
26.
Untold Night and Day
Untold Night and Day
by: Bae Suah
3.47 avg rating β€” 5,553 ratings
26.
I Have The Right To Destroy Myself
I Have The Right To Destroy Myself 3.22 avg rating β€” 5,467 ratings
28.
The Guest
The Guest 3.83 avg rating β€” 499 ratings
29.
I Met Loh Kiwan
I Met Loh Kiwan 3.94 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
30.
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki 3.22 avg rating β€” 83,729 ratings
31.
In the Trunk
In the Trunk 4.29 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
31.
The Bird
The Bird 3.66 avg rating β€” 225 ratings
31.
Snowglobe (Snowglobe Duology, #1)
Snowglobe (Snowglobe Duology, #1) 3.58 avg rating β€” 5,699 ratings
34.
An Idiot's Delight (Modern Korean Literature, #98)
An Idiot's Delight (Modern Korean Literature, #98) 3.14 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
34.
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea 4.02 avg rating β€” 923 ratings
34.
Mother's Stake I (Modern Korean Literature, #4)
Mother's Stake I (Modern Korean Literature, #4) 3.74 avg rating β€” 117 ratings
34.
The Mermaid from Jeju
The Mermaid from Jeju
by: Sumi Hahn
3.89 avg rating β€” 4,097 ratings
34.
The Picture Bride
The Picture Bride 3.71 avg rating β€” 1,704 ratings
39.
The Man Who Was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes
The Man Who Was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes 3.15 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
39.
A Magical Girl Retires
A Magical Girl Retires 3.56 avg rating β€” 9,036 ratings
39.
We Do Not Part
We Do Not Part
by: Han Kang
3.88 avg rating β€” 19,154 ratings
39.
Can't I Go Instead
Can't I Go Instead 4.04 avg rating β€” 931 ratings
43.
The Moving Fortress
The Moving Fortress 4.50 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
44.
How in Heaven's Name
How in Heaven's Name 3.57 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
44.
The Trunk
The Trunk 2.87 avg rating β€” 1,886 ratings
46.
The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre
The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre
by: Cho yeeun
3.53 avg rating β€” 926 ratings
47.
The Catcher in the Loft
The Catcher in the Loft 3.83 avg rating β€” 93 ratings
47.
The Healing Season of Pottery
The Healing Season of Pottery 3.72 avg rating β€” 3,772 ratings
49.
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle 3.46 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
49.
Years and Years
Years and Years 3.96 avg rating β€” 70 ratings
51.
Table for One: A Story by Yun Ko Eun
Table for One: A Story by Yun Ko Eun 3.64 avg rating β€” 206 ratings
51.
Grocery List
Grocery List 4.11 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
53.
Trees on a Slope
Trees on a Slope 3.93 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
53.
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories 3.74 avg rating β€” 6,704 ratings
53.
The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories
The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories 3.72 avg rating β€” 149 ratings
56.
The Republic of UΕΎupis
The Republic of UΕΎupis 3.28 avg rating β€” 111 ratings
56.
Greek Lessons
Greek Lessons
by: Han Kang
3.61 avg rating β€” 34,511 ratings
56.
The Story of Hong Gildong
The Story of Hong Gildong
by: Unknown
3.51 avg rating β€” 1,161 ratings
59.
Another Man's City (Library of Korean Literature, 15)
Another Man's City (Library of Korean Literature, 15) 3.48 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
59.
I Went To See My Father
I Went To See My Father 3.71 avg rating β€” 1,321 ratings
61.
Mina
Mina
by: Kim Sagwa
3.22 avg rating β€” 492 ratings
61.
Familiar Things
Familiar Things 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,690 ratings
61.
Sweet Potato: Collected Short Stories
Sweet Potato: Collected Short Stories 3.42 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
64.
One Left: A Novel
One Left: A Novel
by: Kim Soom
4.41 avg rating β€” 289 ratings
64.
The Proposal
The Proposal 3.10 avg rating β€” 259 ratings
66.
Love in the Big City
Love in the Big City 3.68 avg rating β€” 15,952 ratings
66.
Launch Something!
Launch Something! 3.17 avg rating β€” 264 ratings
68.
Tokyo Ueno Station
Tokyo Ueno Station 3.45 avg rating β€” 28,924 ratings
68.
Tower
Tower 3.62 avg rating β€” 1,294 ratings
70.
To the Warm Horizon
To the Warm Horizon 3.49 avg rating β€” 505 ratings
71.
Endless Blue Sky
Endless Blue Sky 3.53 avg rating β€” 93 ratings
72.
The Old Woman with the Knife
The Old Woman with the Knife 3.50 avg rating β€” 8,084 ratings
72.
Left's Right, Right's Left (Yeoyu, #8)
Left's Right, Right's Left (Yeoyu, #8)
by: Han Yujoo
3.64 avg rating β€” 96 ratings
74.
Wafers
Wafers 3.26 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
75.
Rina
Rina 3.59 avg rating β€” 107 ratings
76.
The Impossible Fairy Tale
The Impossible Fairy Tale
by: Han Yujoo
3.26 avg rating β€” 853 ratings
76.
The Invisible Hotel
The Invisible Hotel 3.32 avg rating β€” 554 ratings
78.
Unexpected Vanilla
Unexpected Vanilla
by: Lee Hyemi
3.45 avg rating β€” 155 ratings
79.
Painter of the Wind
Painter of the Wind 3.43 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
80.
Counsel Culture
Counsel Culture 3.63 avg rating β€” 881 ratings
81.
The Moon Glow Bookshop
The Moon Glow Bookshop 2.88 avg rating β€” 509 ratings
82.
Soyangri Book Kitchen
Soyangri Book Kitchen 3.75 avg rating β€” 1,012 ratings
83.
Hakuda Photo Studio
Hakuda Photo Studio 3.34 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
84.
The Memory Bookshop
The Memory Bookshop 3.56 avg rating β€” 325 ratings