How Korean novels are helping a generation find calm amid competition

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How Korean novels are helping a generation find calm amid competition

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Article: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/10/113_381808.html
Journal: KoreaTimes
Issued Date: October 01, 2024
Page: 3
Language: English(English)
Country: SOUTH KOREA
City: -
Book: Marigold Mind Laundry , The Healing Season of Pottery
Writer: Yun Jungeun , Yeon Somin
Translator: Shanna Tan,Clare Richards

About the Author

Yun Jungeun
Birth : Unknown ~ Unknown
Occupation : Novelist
First Name : 정은
Family Name : 윤
Korean Name : 윤정은
ISNI : 0000000473871114
Works : 4

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English(English)

If you’ve spent time on Seoul’s subway recently, or indeed public transport in Korea in general, you may have noticed that paper books are back in fashion. Many of these books have a recognizable style of cover — warm, inviting colors and a Jimmy Corrigan-like traditional hanok or otherwise cosy-looking freestanding building on the cover. This is a result of the Korean healing fiction trend, which is slowly taking the nation by storm.

Translated Books6 See More

Turkish(Türkçe) Book Available
Marigold Kalp Çamaşırhanesi
Yun Jungeun et al / 윤정은 / 2024
French(Français) Book Available
La fabuleuse laverie du village Marigold
Yun Jungeun et al / 윤정은 / 2024
English(English) Book Available
The Healing Season of Pottery
Yeon Somin / 연소민 / 2024