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Korean Books To Read Before You Plan To Visit South Korea

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Article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/best-korean-novels-to-read-korean-books-to-read-before-you-plan-to-visit-south-korea/photostory/89019226.cms?picid=89019236
Journal: timesofindia
Issued Date: January 21, 2022
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: INDIA
City: Gurugram
Book: Please Look After Mother , The White Book , What Makes a City , Winter in Sokcho , The Disaster Tourist , Our Happy Time , The Vegetarian
Writer: Shin Kyung-sook , Han Kang , Pak seongwon , Yun Ko Eun , Gong Ji-Young
Translator: Chi-Young Kim,Deborah Smith,Chung Hwa Chang,Andrew James Keast,Aneesa Abbas Higgins,Sora Kim-Russell

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Kyung-Sook Shin
Birth : 1963 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Kyung-sook
Family Name : Shin
Korean Name : 신경숙
ISNI : 000000008374681X
Works : 137

Han Kang
Birth : 1970 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Kang
Family Name : Han
Korean Name : 한강
ISNI : 0000000054537103
Works : 166

Park seongwon
Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : seongwon
Family Name : Pak
Korean Name : 박성원
ISNI : 0000000425444994
Works : 3

Elisa Shua Dusapin
Birth : 1992 ~ -
Occupation : Writer
First Name : -
Family Name : -
Korean Name : Elisa Shua Dusapin
ISNI : -
Works : 0

Yun Ko Eun
Birth : 1980 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Ko Eun
Family Name : Yun
Korean Name : 윤고은
ISNI : 0000000460164576
Works : 14

Ji-Young Gong
Birth : 1963 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Ji-Young
Family Name : Gong
Korean Name : 공지영
ISNI : 0000000121485666
Works : 71

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The Korean wave has swept the world with Korean food, beauty hacks, drama series, comic books, and songs spreading like wildfire. Whether it's 'Squid Game' or 'Hellbound', everything Korean is being liked across the globe. The craze has reached up to such an extent that many of us have even planned to visit South Korea once in our lifetime. However, it's better to know the country and its culture a bit before visiting. And what better way to do so than reading books? Thus, here are some Korean books to read before you plan to visit South Korea.

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Bulgarian(български) Book Available
KAKA ПOHCУHИ
Ji-Young Gong et al / 공지영 / 2006
Indonesian(Bahasa Indonesia) Book Available
Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin / 신경숙 / 2011
Japanese(日本語) Book Available
すばる
Kyung-Sook Shin et al / 신경숙 et al / 1998

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