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20 Best Korean Authors: Must-Read K-Literature

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Article: https://becomeawritertoday.com/best-korean-authors/
Journal: BECOME A WRITER TODAY
Issued Date: March 14, 2023
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: UNITED STATES
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Book: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 , Almond , Please Look After Mom , Human Acts , Love in the Big City , The Shadow Of Arms Cornell East Asia Series No. 73 , There a Petal Silently Falls , The Plotters , The Disaster Tourist , River of Fire and Other Stories , The long road
Writer: Cho Nam-ju , Sohn Won-pyung , Shin Kyung-sook , Han Kang , Park Sang Young , Hwang Sok-yong , Park Wansuh , Choe Yun , Kim Un-su , Yun Ko Eun , Oh Jung Hee , Kim Insuk
Translator: Jamie Chang,Joosun Lee,Chi-Young Kim,Deborah Smith,Anton Hur,Chun Kyung-ja,Ju-Chan Fulton,Ju-Chan Fulton,Sora Kim-Russell,Lizzie Buehler,Stephen J. Epstein

About the Author

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

Sohn Won-pyung
Birth : 1979 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Won-pyung
Family Name : Sohn
Korean Name : 손원평
ISNI : 0000000464581043
Works : 40

Kyung-Sook Shin
Birth : 1963 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Kyung-sook
Family Name : Shin
Korean Name : 신경숙
ISNI : 000000008374681X
Works : 135

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

Sang Young Park
Birth : 1988 ~ -
Occupation : Writer
First Name : Sang Young
Family Name : Park
Korean Name : 박상영
ISNI : 000000046826239X
Works : 13

Hwang Sok-yong
Birth : 1943 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Sok-yong
Family Name : Hwang
Korean Name : 황석영
ISNI : 0000000121322250
Works : 133

Park Wansuh
Birth : 1931 ~ 2011
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Wansuh
Family Name : Park
Korean Name : 박완서
ISNI : 0000000120207103
Works : 101

Choe Yun
Birth : 1953 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Yun
Family Name : Choe
Korean Name : 최윤
ISNI : 0000000115702521
Works : 27

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

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

OH JUNGHEE
Birth : 1947 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Jung Hee
Family Name : Oh
Korean Name : 오정희
ISNI : 0000000120329274
Works : 67

Kim Insuk
Birth : 1963 ~ -
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : Insuk
Family Name : Kim
Korean Name : 김인숙
ISNI : 0000000000462652
Works : 19

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Translated Books743 See More

Chinese(汉语) Book Available
那个男孩的家
Park Wansuh et al / 박완서 / 2007
Indonesian(Bahasa Indonesia) Book Available
Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin / 신경숙 / 2011
Chinese(汉语) Book Available
裸木
Park Wansuh et al / 박완서 / 2007