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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
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

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  • 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. Apart from those instantly recognizable covers, Korean healing fiction has several distinct traits. The novels are short and written in a highly readable style, which makes them ideal for commuters. Korean healing novels tell of people, burned out by the stresses of hypercompetitive life in the big city, who find new energy and personal growth through joining a community or learning a skill — running a bookshop, learning to cook or some other endeavor that allows for creative expression.

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