Five authors of Korean thrillers you should be reading, by Paula Woods

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Five authors of Korean thrillers you should be reading, by Paula Woods

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Article: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-02-14/korean-thrillers-roundup
Journal: Los Angeles Times
Issued Date: February 14, 2020
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: UNITED STATES
City: -
Book: The Only Child , The Hole , The Plotters , The good son , The Investigation
Writer: Mi-ae Seo , Pyun Hye Young , Kim Un-su , You-Jeong Jeong , Lee Jung-myung
Translator: Yewon Jung,Sora Kim-Russell,Chi-Young Kim

About the Author

SEO MI-AE
Birth : 1965 ~ -
Occupation : Writer
First Name : Mi-ae
Family Name : Seo
Korean Name : 서미애
ISNI : -
Works : 13

PYUN HYE YOUNG
Birth : 1972 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Hye Young
Family Name : Pyun
Korean Name : 편혜영
ISNI : 0000000380038967
Works : 37

Kim Un-su
Birth : 1972 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Un-su
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김언수
ISNI : 000000043496828X
Works : 35

Jeong You Jeong
Birth : 1966 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : You Jeong
Family Name : Jeong
Korean Name : 정유정
ISNI : 0000000044752010
Works : 41

Lee Jung-myung
Birth : 1965 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Jung-myung
Family Name : Lee
Korean Name : 이정명
ISNI : 000000006547569X
Works : 28

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The list of top Korean crime novelists published in English — some of whom I’ve read, others I can’t wait to read — is woefully short but sure to grow. Some are pure mystery writers, others more literary but dabbling in the genre, as does much of the best writing coming from Korea today.

Translated Books150 See More

English(English) Book Available
The Plotters
KIM UN-SU / 김언수 / 2019
French(Français) Book Available
CENDRES ET ROUGE
PYUN HYE YOUNG et al / 편혜영 / 2012
Chinese(汉语) Book Available
朝我的心脏开枪
Jeong You Jeong et al / 정유정 / 2011

Event29 See More

TAIWAN Done
Taipei International Book Exhibition 2018
2018/02/06 to 2018/02/11
JAPAN Done
2018 Korean Literature Essay Contest in Japan
2018/07/01 to 2018/11/30
GERMANY Done
2018 Berlin International Literature Festival
2018/09/06 to 2018/09/30

E-News463 See More

German(Deutsch) Article
Rassismus und Polizeigewalt im Krimi
Deutschlandfunk Kultur / December 05, 2020
English(English) Article
Deaths of Despair: On Hye-young Pyun’s “The Law of Lines”
lareviewofbooks / December 21, 2020
Chinese(汉语) Article
徐美愛／連續殺人犯是天生的還是被製造的？
讀.書.人 / December 26, 2020

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