Korea

Books set in Korea.

Pachinko
The Vegetarian
82년생 김지영
Human Acts
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Please Look After Mom
Crying in H Mart
The Island of Sea Women
If I Had Your Face
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
Almond
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
The White Book
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story
The Orphan Master's Son
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhLast of the Talons by Sophie   KimProphecy by Ellen OhWicked Fox by Kat ChoA Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh
Korean Fantasy Books
30 books — 38 voters
The Robot and the Weight of the Bed by Sanjugo NaokiThe Man-made Baby by Hirabayashi HatsunosukeAstro Boy, Vol. 1 by Osamu Tezukaドラえもん 1 [Doraemon 1] by Fujiko F. FujioStand-In Companion by Kazufumi Shiraishi
Japanese and Korean Robot Fiction
30 books — 1 voter

Pachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeWhite Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkBeasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
Historical Fiction - Korea
59 books — 50 voters
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeJade Lady Burning by Martin LimónI Hear Your Voice by Young-ha KimMeeting Mr Kim  by Jennifer BarclaySkin Food by Type A
Books Set in South Korea
28 books — 13 voters

Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenA Higher Call by Adam MakosMasters of the Air by Donald L. MillerStuka Pilot by Hans-Ulrich RudelChickenhawk by Robert Mason
Nonfiction Military Aviation
224 books — 86 voters

“ But,” began the Zainichi North Korean man, “even if we know all that stuff, isn’t it pointless if the people discriminating against you don’t?” “What matters is that we know,” I said. “Those ignorant haters who discriminate based on nationality and ethnicity are pathetic. We need to educate ourselves and make ourselves stronger and forgive them. Not that I’m anywhere near that yet. ”
― Kazuki Kaneshiro, Go

“ This country has not seen and probably will never know the true level of sacrifice of our veterans. As a civilian I owe an unpayable debt to all our military. Going forward let’s not send our servicemen and women off to war or conflict zones unless it is overwhelmingly justifiable and on moral high ground. The men of WWII were the greatest generation, perhaps Korea the forgotten, Vietnam the trampled, Cold War unsung and Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan vets underestimated. Every generation has pro ...more ”
― Thomas M Smith

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