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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1147 times as korea)
avg rating 4.34 — 677,645 ratings — published 2017
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 841 times as korea)
avg rating 3.65 — 441,456 ratings — published 2007
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82년생 김지영 82년생 김지영 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 674 times as korea)
avg rating 4.16 — 198,524 ratings — published 2016
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Human Acts Human Acts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 499 times as korea)
avg rating 4.27 — 87,479 ratings — published 2014
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 492 times as korea)
avg rating 4.46 — 103,998 ratings — published 2009
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Please Look After Mom Please Look After Mom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 477 times as korea)
avg rating 3.92 — 50,079 ratings — published 2008
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 423 times as korea)
avg rating 4.22 — 638,835 ratings — published 2021
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The Island of Sea Women The Island of Sea Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 416 times as korea)
avg rating 4.32 — 183,026 ratings — published 2019
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If I Had Your Face If I Had Your Face (Hardcover)
by (shelved 311 times as korea)
avg rating 3.73 — 59,916 ratings — published 2020
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Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 282 times as korea)
avg rating 3.87 — 98,121 ratings — published 2022
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Almond Almond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 263 times as korea)
avg rating 4.13 — 194,073 ratings — published 2017
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 253 times as korea)
avg rating 4.48 — 109,384 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 231 times as korea)
avg rating 4.43 — 104,831 ratings — published 2014
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The Orphan Master's Son The Orphan Master's Son (Hardcover)
by (shelved 225 times as korea)
avg rating 4.07 — 105,834 ratings — published 2012
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 223 times as korea)
avg rating 4.01 — 73,341 ratings — published 2012
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The White Book The White Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 222 times as korea)
avg rating 3.81 — 40,700 ratings — published 2016
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Cursed Bunny Cursed Bunny (Paperback)
by (shelved 218 times as korea)
avg rating 3.73 — 45,750 ratings — published 2017
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We Do Not Part We Do Not Part (Hardcover)
by (shelved 211 times as korea)
avg rating 3.84 — 38,976 ratings — published 2025
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I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as korea)
avg rating 3.20 — 111,863 ratings — published 2018
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Winter in Sokcho Winter in Sokcho (Paperback)
by (shelved 184 times as korea)
avg rating 3.53 — 29,319 ratings — published 2016
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Greek Lessons Greek Lessons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 182 times as korea)
avg rating 3.59 — 55,313 ratings — published 2011
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Beasts of a Little Land Beasts of a Little Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as korea)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,665 ratings — published 2021
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as korea)
avg rating 4.12 — 11,726 ratings — published 2000
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Love in the Big City Love in the Big City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as korea)
avg rating 3.66 — 18,563 ratings — published 2019
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White Chrysanthemum White Chrysanthemum (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as korea)
avg rating 4.42 — 28,099 ratings — published 2018
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Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite (Hardcover)
by (shelved 147 times as korea)
avg rating 3.93 — 22,766 ratings — published 2014
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A Single Shard A Single Shard (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as korea)
avg rating 3.95 — 43,407 ratings — published 2001
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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as korea)
avg rating 3.98 — 22,536 ratings — published 2000
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When My Name Was Keoko When My Name Was Keoko (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as korea)
avg rating 4.16 — 7,905 ratings — published 2002
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Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as korea)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,077 ratings — published 1997
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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 129 times as korea)
avg rating 4.28 — 63,854 ratings — published 2010
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as korea)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,425 ratings — published 2003
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The Calligrapher's Daughter The Calligrapher's Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 123 times as korea)
avg rating 3.81 — 7,032 ratings — published 2009
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I Have The Right To Destroy Myself I Have The Right To Destroy Myself (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as korea)
avg rating 3.20 — 6,106 ratings — published 1995
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I'll Be Right There I'll Be Right There (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as korea)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,282 ratings — published 2010
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The Red Palace The Red Palace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as korea)
avg rating 4.11 — 18,833 ratings — published 2022
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Untold Night and Day Untold Night and Day (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as korea)
avg rating 3.44 — 6,054 ratings — published 2013
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The Court Dancer The Court Dancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as korea)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,683 ratings — published 2007
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The DallerGut Dream Department Store (DallerGut Dream Department Store, #1) The DallerGut Dream Department Store (DallerGut Dream Department Store, #1)
by (shelved 114 times as korea)
avg rating 3.63 — 45,281 ratings — published 2020
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Grass Grass (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as korea)
avg rating 4.55 — 21,670 ratings — published 2017
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The Hole The Hole (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as korea)
avg rating 3.33 — 10,921 ratings — published 2016
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The Good Son The Good Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as korea)
avg rating 3.76 — 18,665 ratings — published 2016
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Korea: The Impossible Country Korea: The Impossible Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as korea)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,087 ratings — published 2012
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The Plotters The Plotters (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as korea)
avg rating 3.56 — 7,877 ratings — published 2010
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as korea)
avg rating 4.08 — 101,885 ratings — published 2022
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No One Writes Back No One Writes Back (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as korea)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,540 ratings — published 2009
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Concerning My Daughter Concerning My Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as korea)
avg rating 3.69 — 12,944 ratings — published 2017
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Shoko's Smile: Stories Shoko's Smile: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as korea)
avg rating 3.90 — 7,172 ratings — published 2016
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The Korean War: A History The Korean War: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as korea)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,473 ratings — published 2010
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“The experts only try to discourage me by identifying risks and obstacles. Had I listened to their advice, I would have ended up doing nothing.

Park Chung Hee”
Byung-Kook Kim & Ezra F. Vogel

Don DeLillo
“Too young for Korea, too old for Vietnam.”
Don DeLillo

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