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Why fiction from Korea and Japan has become so popular with English-language readers

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Why fiction from Korea and Japan has become so popular with English-language readers
Article
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/why-fiction-from-korea-and-japan-has-become-so-popular-with-english
Journal
The Booker Prizes
Issued Date
May 10, 2024
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
City
-
Book
Cursed Bunny , The Vegetarian , Mater 2-10
Writer
Bora Chung , Han Kang , Hwang Sok-yong
Translator
Anton Hur,Deborah Smith,Sora Kim-Russell,Youngjae Josephine Bae

About the Author

Bora Chung
  • Bora Chung
  • Birth : 1976 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Bora
  • Family Name : Chung
  • Korean Name : 정보라
  • ISNI : 0000000463322293
  • Works : 16
Descriptions - 1 Languages
  • English(English)

As well as being recognised by International Booker Prize judges year after year, fiction from Japan and Korea is booming among English-speaking audiences, for a variety of reasons.

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