South Korea

WHO IS THE BIGGEST VILLAIN IN YOUR OFFICE? A gripping and incisive psychological drama from the internationally bestselling author of DallerGut Dream Department Store Eight unsuspecting people receive an invitation to...

Discover the Korean runaway prizewinning bestseller for fans of Lonely Castle on the Mirror and Klara and the Sun Let's all learn how to slow down... 2035: In the shadow...

The award-winning, fantastical Korean bestseller, a unique tale where magic comes at a price. 'Don't we all need a little magic in our lives sometimes?' Open twenty-four hours a day...

Translated by Anton Hur Love in the Big City is an energetic, joyful, and moving novel that depicts both the glittering nighttime world of Seoul and the bleary-eyed morning-after. Young is...

After living in a Singapore dog shelter for five years, Gucci, a vaguely Dalmatian-like crossbred, is losing hope of ever being rescued. One day to his surprise he is adopted...

**Soon to be a major Netflix TV series, starring Gong Yu and Seo Hyun-jin** Read the page-turning Korean feminist thriller for fans of KIM JIYOUNG BORN 1982, CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN...

Translated by Sean Lin Halbert 'Captivates you until the last page. Fast-paced, gripping, brilliant - a book with an accurate insight into this time filled with confusion' J. M. Lee,...

Rina is a defector from a country that might be North Korea, traversing an “empty and futile” landscape. Along the way, she is forced to work at a chemical plant,...

Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical...

The Yeonnam-dong Smiley Laundromat is a place where the extraordinary stories of ordinary residents unfold. Situated at the heart of rapidly gentrifying district of Seoul, it's a haven of peace...

Translated by Janet Hong From the internationally acclaimed author of One Hundred Shadows and I’ll Go On Three women - the old mother and her two daughters - contemplate their...

The life of the salmon is a predictable one: swimming upstream to the place of its birth to spawn, and then to die. This is the story of a salmon...

A beautiful, unsettling novel in three acts, about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting metamorphosis of a soul. Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. WINNER...

A gripping and heart-wrenching novel of damage and survival, grief and unexpected solace, Marilyn and Me is a fascinating — and timely — insight into an extraordinary time and place...

After her father vanishes while investigating the disappearance of thirteen young women, a teen returns home to pick up the trail in this YA historical mystery from the author of The...

Mia Kim's debut novel, set in ‘60s post-war Korea, is a harrowing story of Su-young's life with her aunt and her family. After a series of disastrous stays in various...

Translated by Sora Kim-Russell How friendship, European literature, and a charismatic professor defy war, oppression, and the absurd Set in 1980s South Korea amid the tremors of political revolution, I'll...

Translated by Chi-Young Kim A universal tale of family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships. My Brilliant Life interweaves the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in...

'The queen of crime . . . You-Jeong Jeong is shaking up the world of suspense' — Glamour'You-Jeong Jeong is a certified international phenomenon . . . one among the...

Translated by Lizzie Buehler A satirical Korean eco-thriller with a fierce feminist sensibility. Yona has been stuck behind a desk for years working as a programming coordinator for Jungle, a...

Translated by Sophie Bowman and Sung Ryu A stunning collection of short fiction by one of South Korea's most treasured writers, available in English for the first time. In the...

Set in Joseon Dynasty-era Korea, this evocative YA debut follows a sixteen-year-old indentured servant within the police bureau who becomes entangled in the politically-charged investigation into the murder of a...

As if Marguerite Duras wrote Convenience Store Woman— a beautiful, unexpected novel from a debut French-Korean author. It's winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border between South and...

Translated by Sung Ryu A bestselling and award-winning debut collection from one of South Korea's most prominent young writers In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eun-young paints intimate portraits of the...

An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret — she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to...

New romance and dangers abound in this K-Drama-inspired companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox — now in paperback! After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her...

A seductive, disorienting, and wholly original story about parallel lives, unfolding over a day and a night in the sweltering heat of Seoul's summer. 'As cryptic and compelling as a...

Translated from the Korean by Sandy Joosun Lee A BTS fan favorite! A WALL STREET JOURNAL STORIES THAT CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE PICK * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S STAY HOME AND READ PICK * SALON'S BEST...

Translated by Jamie Chang The multi-million copy selling, international bestseller Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is the South Korean sensation that has got the whole world talking. The life story of...

Translated by Danny Lim Fear and panic spread as a sinister phenomenon marks individuals for certain death. One day, you will receive a message from an unknown sender. The message...

An epic story of love, war and redemption, set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local...

Translated by An Seon JaeCould you marry a man you've never met? Three Korean women in 1910 make a life-changing journey to Hawaii where they will marry, having seen only...

Translated by Danny LimTerror intensifies as the truth behind a series of deadly and mysterious attacks is revealed...Death, murder, and hysteria. The reality of hell on earth has reached new...

In Sunpo, nobody gets out alive. A year ago, assassin Shin Lina botched a mission and her entire beloved street gang was murdered. Their deaths still weigh heavy on her,...

A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibly charming teen Chloe Kang, who is reunited with her deceased father's estranged family via a...

Translated by Janet HongThis is not a murder story. It is the story of those left behind. Parasite meets The Good Son in this piercing psychological portrait of three women...

Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl by way of Jenny Han in this knock-out sequel, about a Korean American teen who is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop,...

Eris and Sona are pitted against each other in the ongoing war between Godolia and the Badlands in this electrifying YA sequel to Gearbreakers. The Gearbreakers struck a devastating blow...

Translated by An Seon Jae A death, a lie, a secret. For twenty-six summers he didn't have the courage to face the past. Lee Hanjo is an artist at the...

'Look for your sister after each dive. Never forget. If you see her, you are safe.'This is the story of Hana and her little sister Emi, who are part of...

Surreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant — a novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends her to Seoul on a journey of...

Translated by Anton Hur An instant bestseller in Korea and the follow up to the international bestseller, Please Look After Mother; centering on a woman's efforts to reconnect with her aging...

Translated by Deborah Smith and e. yaewon A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of The Vegetarian In a classroom in...

What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the...

Translated by An Seon Jae Two women's lives and identities are intertwined — through World War II and the Korean War — revealing the harsh realities of class division in...

Translated by Anton Hur SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT A woman is haunted by her own bodily waste. A pregnant woman is told...

From internationally renowned K-pop legend Jessica Jung comes a fresh YA novel that peels back the curtain on the intense world of K-pop from the perspective of a Korean American...

Translated by Jamie Chang Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is...

Translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins From the author of Winter in Sokcho, which won the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature. The days are beginning to draw in. The...

Translated by Clare Richards Vacuum cleaner bitch. When Jina sees this anonymous comment on a forum it forces her out of her stupor. It is posted on a website dissecting...