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After K-Dramas, Meet Your Next Big Obsession: Korean Novels

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Article: https://elle.in/article/after-k-dramas-meet-your-next-big-obsession-korean-novels/
Journal: elle.in
Issued Date: September 04, 2021
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: INDIA
City: -
Book: Diary of a Murderer , The Disaster Tourist , The Plotters , Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 , The Vegetarian , Pachinko
Writer: Kim Young-ha , Yun Ko Eun , Kim Un-su , Cho Nam-ju , Han Kang , Lee Min Jin , Frances Cha
Translator: Krys Lee,Lizzie Buehler,Sora Kim-Russell,Jamie Chang,Deborah Smith

About the Author

Kim Young-ha
Birth : 1968 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Young-ha
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김영하
ISNI : 000000012148951X
Works : 96

Yun Ko Eun
Birth : 1980 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Ko Eun
Family Name : Yun
Korean Name : 윤고은
ISNI : 0000000460164576
Works : 12

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

Cho Nam-ju
Birth : 1978 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Nam-ju
Family Name : Cho
Korean Name : 조남주
ISNI : 0000000460558831
Works : 67

Han Kang
Birth : 1970 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Kang
Family Name : Han
Korean Name : 한강
ISNI : 0000000054537103
Works : 161

Lee Min Jin
Birth : 1968 ~ -
Occupation : Writer
First Name : Min Jin
Family Name : Lee
Korean Name : 이민진
ISNI : 0000000047748236
Works : 41

Frances Cha
Birth : - ~ -
Occupation : Author
First Name : -
Family Name : -
Korean Name : Frances Cha
ISNI : -
Works : 0

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English(English)

Now that we love K-Drama, K-Beauty, and K-Pop, let ELLE India introduce you to Korean novels. These novels are defined by their striking ability to defy and mix genre and explore unspoken social themes, by weaving a narrative that captures the reader by speaking to their experiences. This list has at least one book for everyone! Diary of A Murderer by Kim Young-ha, translated by Krys Lee Byeongsu, is a former serial killer, suffering from Alzheimer’s’. To keep himself grounded in reality, he judiciously notes down everything he does or sees in his journal. When his adopted daughter introduces him to her boyfriend, Byeongsu suspects him of being a fellow killer. Suspended between real and fabricated memory; the journal entries are the only way the events unfold, the novel holds the suspense, keeping the readers guessing — is Byeongesu mixing up his memories from his murderous past, or is he in the present, just being protective over his only daughter.

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