5 Books Recommendations to Get Started With Korean Literature

As a literary translator for Korean-English, I’m always asked the question ‘where do I start in Korean literature?’ So I thought I’d make a short list that could serve as an easy starting point for people who want to get into Korean literature. Here are the five books that I would recommend. 00:19 - Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-sook, translated by Kim Chi-young 02:15 - The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith 03:55 - Almond by Sohn Won-pyung, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee 06:11 - My Brilliant Life by Kim Ae-ran, translated by Kim Chi-young 07:42 - Whale by Cheon Myung-kwan, translated by Kim Chi-young #KoreanLiterature #KoreanBooks #LiteratureRecommendations #BookRecommendations #KoreanAuthors #BookTube #BooksToRead #ReadingRecommendations #KoreanCulture #BooksOfInstagram #ReadMoreBooks #BookLovers #BookCommunity #KoreanFiction #BookReview #AsianLiterature #Bookish #MustReadBooks #LiteratureLovers #hankang