Books by Cheon Myeong-kwan
“The narrative in Whale is so engaging, weaving a tale of one person’s journey from humble beginnings to successful entrepreneur. At first, it seems like the simple story of a bricklayer, but it evolves into a saga encompassing the lives of people across different eras in the past century, finally bringing us to the present day.” Read more...
Five of the Best 21st Century Korean Novels
Kim Ho-Yeon, Novelist
Interviews where books by Cheon Myeong-kwan were recommended
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1
Whale
by Cheon Myeong-kwan & translated by Chi-Young Kim -
2
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
by Mirinae Lee -
3
Concerning My Daughter
by Kim Hye-jin & translated by Jamie Chang -
4
Love in the Big City
by Sang Young Park & translated by Anton Hur -
5
The Plotters
Un-Su Kim, translated by Sora Kim-Russell
Five of the Best 21st Century Korean Novels, recommended by Kim Ho-Yeon
Five of the Best 21st Century Korean Novels, recommended by Kim Ho-Yeon
From K-pop bands to webtoons, from award-winning cinema to blockbuster dramas such as Squid Game, Korean culture has taken the world by storm in recent years. But how about Korean literature? We asked Kim Ho-Yeon, author of bestselling novel The Second Chance Convenience Store, to introduce us to five unmissable 21st-century Korean novels.
