Korean Literature

Jungmin is down on her luck. She's worked tirelessly as a screenwriter her whole life, and has finally burnt out. But after months of isolation, she realises it's time to make a change, and ventures out into the streets near Seoul. When she stumbles upon a pottery workshop, a new world opens up to her. Leaning into the joys of her craft, Jungmin’s heart is slowly warmed by the kiln’s intense heat. Everyone at the workshop has their own story to tell, and as summer ebbs to autumn, autumn to winter, winter to spring, wounds begin to heal.

Step into the enchanting world of Korea's most beloved fairy tales, retold and expanded for a new generation. Originally collected by the renowned American scholar William Elliot Griffis, Korean Fairy Tales Revived introduces timeless stories of gods, heroes, talking animals, and spirits that have been passed down through generations.

Moving beyond the quasi-fraternal bond of the unforgettable George and Lenny from Of Mice and Men, Hurt You explores the actual sibling bond of Georgia and Leonardo da Vinci Daewoo Kim, who has an unnamed neurological disability that resembles autism. The themes of race, disability, and class spin themselves out in a suburban high school where the Kim family has moved in order to access better services for Leonardo.

Mina is a professional pickpocket and thief for a huge South Korean conglomerate (chaebol) into which she was born. Having brought great shame to the chaebol as a teenager, she is obligated to work as a criminal for them. This chaebol is also a crime syndicate. She desperately wants out of her dangerous and depressing existence. She sees a ray of hope in the character of Sienna who is the complete opposite to her. She becomes obsessed with Sienna to the point she complicates things on a truly horrific scale.

Ice, Fire, and Blood, the first novel of veteran journalist Norman Black, brings to vivid life U.S. combat infantrymen's experience in Korea, from late 1950 to spring 1951. The story focuses on one company of an infantry battalion and begins in northwestern Korea. It covers those periods when Chinese armies entered the war and inflicted devastating loses on U.S.-U.N. forces and the subsequent turn-around, early in 1951, after Gen. Matthew Ridgway took command. In the following months, new equipment was received, serious loses were inflicted on the Chinese, and it became clear South Korea would not be overrun by Communism.

Mina is the perfect daughter. Bound for Harvard, president of the honor society, straight A student, all while she works at her family's dry cleaners and helps care for her hearing-impaired younger sister. On the outside, Mina does everything right. On the inside, Mina knows the truth. Her life is a lie.

Jonas Stuyvesant's silver-spoon upbringing has not prepared him for the horrors of war. When Communist North Korea launches a surprise invasion of the South, Jonas finds himself leading his platoon against a well-trained, battle-hardened army. Soviet-made tanks break through the American lines. These are not the pitchfork-wielding peasants he expected. What should have been an easy victory turns into a devastating rout. Jonas and his men begin their retreat down the Peninsula, fighting a rear-guard action.

Madeleine and Eloise are getting ready for their family's Lunar New Year party, and there's so much to do before the guests arrive! From putting on colorful outfits called hanboks and making Korean dumplings called mandoo, to setting up yutnori, a traditional board game, Madeleine shows her younger sister how to prepare for the holiday. But when Madeleine forgets to write a poem to share with the family, Eloise offers to help—and the girls realize that although each tradition is special, what matters most is spending the day together.

Growing up, Jung-soon spent every moment she could at her grandparents' house. Dressing up and watching cartoons. Dyeing each other's fingernails with crushed balsam petals. Getting the whole neighborhood together to sweep their streets. Falling asleep together...just the three of them, happy. Grandfather was Grandmother's best and only friend. On every Jesa day, during the ancestral ritual, he would gently place the okchundang candy in her mouth, a big smile spreading across her face as it melted on her tongue.

The time is roughly now and Kai, a white-collar worker, has just been abandoned by his longtime lover. Follow him through a labyrinth of alleyways as he reels from this sudden departure. Accompany him up snowy mountains where he contemplates ending his own life. That mourning can be both an art and ever-unfolding journey is epitomized in the paths that Kai crosses and the lives he alters for better or worse.

After moving from Korea to New York, Doki and his twin brother Kebi have been settling into their new home. Doki has so many new books to read! But Kebi hasn't been adjusting as easily. He has no friends! And his pranks on New York City haven't been working. Subway delays. Traffic jams. Scary smoke. New Yorkers have seen it all! It's up to Doki to cheer his brother up and come up with pranks big enough to shock their New York City neighbors in this humorous and heartwarming story inspired by the Korean mythology of dokkaebi.

『어린왕자』의 작가 생텍쥐페리의 자전적 소설인 『야간비행』은 작가의 항공 회사에서의 업무 경험을 토대로 한 행동주의 문학의 대표적인 작품이다. 문학적 가치와 사실적 가치를 보기 드물게 잘 결합시켰다는 이유로 앙드레 지드의 격찬을 받은 이 소설 속에는, 비행 중에 폭풍우를 만난 조종사가 자신의 임무에 충실하기 위해 최후의 순간까지 사투를 벌이는 모습이 생생하게 그려진다.

Couture gowns, press parties, international travel. Rachel Kim is at the top of her game. Girls Forever is now the number one K-pop group in the world, and her fame skyrockets after her viral airport styling attracts the attention of fashion’s biggest names. Her life’s a swirl of technicolour glamour and adoring fans. Rachel can’t imagine shining any brighter. The only thing that’s missing is love—but Rachel’s determined to follow the rules. In her world, falling in love can cost you everything.

제인 오스틴이 선사하는 해학과 유머 가득한 자기 성찰의 드라마. 호기심과 오해가 빚어낸 사건들 속에서 완성되는 엠마의 좌충우돌 성장기. 철없는 독신주의자 엠마 우드하우스. 무료하고 권태로운 시간을 어떻게 보낼지 고민하는 그녀에게 가장 흥미로운 일은 바로 다른 사람들의 결혼을 주선하는 것. 그러나 자신을 따르는 친구 해리엇의 짝사랑을 부추기며 좋은 남자들과 맺어 주려는 그녀의 시도는 연달아 실패로 돌아가고.

Set against the backdrop of the 2002 World Cup and rising anti-American sentiment due to a deadly tank accident involving two young Korean girls, The Korean Word for Butterfly is told from three alternating points-of-view.

공주의 인간개, 사람이 되기로 결심하다. 벨라스케스의 걸작에서 비롯된 어느 작고 위대한 인간의 이야기. 『바르톨로메는 개가 아니다』는 오스트리아 소설로 작가 라헐 판 코에이가 17세기 스페인을 배경으로 쓴 작품이다. 역사적 사실에 소설적 상상력을 접목시킨 이른바 팩션 형식의 『바르톨로메는 개가 아니다』. 이 책의 실마리가 된 벨라스케스의 [라스 메니나스]는 스페인 국왕 펠리세 4세의 공주 마르가리타를 중심으로 공주의 하녀와 시동들이 등장하는 그림이다.

얼어붙은 1월의 어느 날 새벽 5시, 발란데르 경위는 일상적인 호출이라고 믿은 전화에 응답한다. 고립된 농가에 도착했을 때, 그는 피바다를 발견한다. 한 노인이 고문 끝에 죽임을 당했고, 그의 아내는 엉망이 된 남편의 시체 옆에 간신히 숨은 붙은 채 누워 있다. 전혀 이치에 닿지 않는 폭력의 두 희생자. 발란데르의 삶은 어수선하다. 아내가 집을 나갔고, 딸은 그와의 대화를 거부하며, 나이 든 아버지는 그를 무시한다. 쉼 없이 일하는 그는 방치된 아파트에서 술로 외로이 밤을 지새운다. 하지만 이제 발란데르는 자신의 문제를 잊고 시간과의 싸움에 전력투구한다.

Geulwoll is a Korean word for ‘letter’. It is also the name of a small, unassuming letter shop, located on the third floor of a shabby building in the bustling heart of Seoul. People visit from all over to write and send letters to loved ones – and to strangers. This book is not about rules or right answers for writing letters. It is about embracing the power of what happens when you choose to carve out the time to write them.

Whale, set in a remote village in South Korea, follows the lives of many linked characters, including Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her mute daughter, Chunhui, who communicates with elephants; and a one-eyed woman who controls honeybees with a whistle. Brimming with surprises and wicked humor, Whale is an adventure-satire of epic proportions by one of the most original voices in international literature.

'인간의 내기'에 진 불멸의 홍제, 인간 세상에서 단, 하나의 감동을 길어올리다! 불멸의 생에 깃든 죽음의 미학과 영생에 관한 철학적 사색. 무한의 생과 유한의 생이 벌이는 판타지 스릴러. 도깨비들의 잔치에 불려온 무녀는 도깨비 수장인 홍제의 오만함을 꺾기 위해 '인간의 내기'를 제안한다. 하늘과 인간을 잇는 무녀의 손에 술잔을 들린 것에 대한 복수를 하기 위해서다. 귀설과 무녀와 수장 홍제 사이를 맴도는 갈등이 빚어낸 끝을 알 수 없는 흥미진진한 도깨비들의 잔치에 끼어든 인간의 내기.