The best novels depict the journey the protagonist takes to find their true self. The best novels are also sociological or anthropological studies on the characters and the world in which they live. Good novels, therefore, involve the physical or mental growth of a character, which in turn...

The Valley of Parting, Lim Chulwoo’s first novel in six years, takes its name from Byeoreogok Station, a flag stop in the hills of Gangwon-do (province). Starting with “Autumn,” followed by “Winter,” “Summer,” and “Spring,” the four chapters of The Valley of Parting are narrated, respectively,...

Wolf's Word by the young twenty-something author Kim Ujine who debuted in 2004, is a debut collection of nine short stories starting with the author's first published story as well as the title piece of the compilation, “Wolf 's Word,” and others like “Settlers of the Light,” “Witch,” and “...

Your Paradise is a work based on a true story that took place on a little island in Korea in the 1960s. Perhaps because of the continual rift between what is “normal” and “abnormal,” and between “mainland” and “island,” the book remains popular. Your Paradise, published in 1976 and reprinted...