Korean Fiction

Korean fiction is a sphere of literature embodying South Korea's distinctive culture, narrating tales replete with historical contexts, societal nuances, and elements of fantasy and romance. Pivotal themes often specifically touch traditional folklore, politics, and familial relationships.
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    • By: Lily Chu
    • Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
    • Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 07-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 29,292 ratings
    • Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes, she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together....

    Regular price: $33.90

    • By: Min Jin Lee
    • Narrated by: Sandra Oh, Min Jin Lee
    • Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 606 ratings
    • In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.

    Regular price: $35.09

    • By: Kim Man-jung, Heinz Insu Fenkl - translator
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 02-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
    • Korea's most prized literary masterpiece about a Buddhist journey questioning the illusions of human life is presented in a new translation. The Nine Cloud Dream is an unforgettable tale that explores the meaning of a good life and the virtue of living simply with mindfulness....

    Regular price: $21.49

    • By: You Yeong-Gwang, Slin Jung - translator
    • Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
    • Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 01-21-25
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into Rainfall Market.

    Regular price: $15.75

    • By: Flora Ahn
    • Narrated by: Kathleen Choe
    • Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 01-23-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,439 ratings
    • Maya loves to cook with her grandmother - her Halmunee - to connect with the rich family history associated with each dish, a history Maya's mom would prefer stayed in the past. While cooking with Halmunee, something remarkable happens - Maya and Halmunee are transported back in time....

    Regular price: $6.95

    • 열린책들 세계문학 8 [Open Books World Literature, Book 8]
    • By: Jane Austen, 원유경 - translator
    • Narrated by: 문지영
    • Series: Open Books World Literature [Korean Edition], Book 8
    • Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 02-22-25
    • Language: Korean
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    • 『오만과 편견』은 18세기 말 잉글랜드 남동부의 한 마을에서 일어난 젊은 남녀의 연애와 결혼 이야기이다. 당시 영국은 가문과 재산 정도에 의해 사회적 위상이 결정되던 계급 사회로, 계급 장벽을 자유로이 넘나드는 낭만적인 연애와 결혼이 거의 불가능했다.

    Regular price: $19.49

    • Mindy Kim, Book 5
    • By: Lyla Lee, Dung Ho
    • Narrated by: Jaine Ye
    • Series: Mindy Kim, Book 5
    • Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
    • Release date: 11-02-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Mindy is super excited to go to South Korea to visit her grandparents! She has never taken such a big trip before, and she can’t wait to see her family again. Plus, Dad’s girlfriend, Julie, is also going to meet the family for the first time....

    Regular price: $7.73

    • A Novel
    • By: Frances Cha
    • Narrated by: Frances Cha, Sue Jean Kim, Ruthie Ann Miles, Jeena Yi
    • Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 04-21-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 934 ratings
    • A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, South Korea, If I Had Your Face is about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania....

    Regular price: $18.00

    • By: Rachel Van Dyken
    • Narrated by: Pun Bandhu, Kelsey Navarro
    • Series: The My Summer in Seoul Series, Book 1
    • Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 06-14-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
    • Intern with Korea’s number one record label? Yes, please. Find out there’s a huge scandal I need to help “manage”…not so much. Add in the fact that I don’t recognize the “superstars” of the label and think they’re interns....

    Regular price: $13.97

    • Disorder collection
    • By: Min Jin Lee
    • Narrated by: Greta Jung
    • Series: Disorder collection
    • Length: 37 mins
    • Release date: 06-27-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 637 ratings
    • An excellent student from a poor, traditional family in Seoul, the narrator has absorbed the same message her whole life: Only a boy can provide the family with dignity and wealth. Not her. Not her three sisters....

    Regular price: $1.99

    • Ordinary Lives in North Korea
    • By: Barbara Demick
    • Narrated by: Karen White
    • Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 12-29-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,188 ratings
    • Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years - a chaotic period that saw the unchallenged rise to power of Kim Jong-il....

    Regular price: $18.05

    • The Impossible Country
    • By: Daniel Tudor
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 09-25-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 139 ratings
    • South Korea's amazing rise from the ashes: the inside story of an economic, political, and cultural phenomenon....

    Regular price: $21.49

    • By: Piper Jean
    • Narrated by: Laura Lockwood
    • Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 08-18-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 106 ratings
    • When Sydney is sent to Seoul to live with a family she’s never met, she encounters unexpected chemistry with their son, but must fight to unravel the mystery of why she was sent away....

    Regular price: $19.95

    • Post Apocalyptic Survival fiction
    • By: AJ Newman
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 06-07-25
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Surviving Book I: The Adventures of John Harris - a Post - Apocalyptic Survival novel . John Harris is an ex-Special Forces soldier, survival ...

    Regular price: $5.99

    • Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
    • By: Bandi
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 04-11-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
    • The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime....

    Regular price: $13.75

    • A Journey Through History
    • By: Robert D. Kaplan
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 01-28-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 327 ratings
    • From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy....

    Regular price: $21.49

    • By: Eugenia Kim
    • Narrated by: Janet Song
    • Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 11-06-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
    • Told through the alternating perspectives of the distanced sisters, and inspired by a true story, The Kinship of Secrets explores the cruelty of war, the power of hope, and what it means to be a sister....

    Regular price: $21.49

    • Best Men, Book 1
    • By: Mira Lyn Kelly
    • Narrated by: Seraphine Valentine, Tad Branson
    • Series: Best Men, Book 1
    • Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 12-20-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,872 ratings
    • Jase Foster is as loyal and committed as a friend can get - when it comes to the guys, that is. But with women he experiences what one would call a "high turnover rate"....

    Regular price: $19.74

    • War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944
    • By: Ian W. Toll
    • Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
    • Series: The Pacific War Trilogy, Book 2
    • Length: 27 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 09-21-15
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,898 ratings
    • The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challenge: rolling back the vast Japanese Pacific empire island by island....

    Regular price: $30.09

    • Korean Adoptees Tell Their Stories
    • By: Glenn Morey, Julie Morey
    • Narrated by: Jeena Yi, Allison Hiroto, James Chen, Cindy Kay, Glenn Morey
    • Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 11-05-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,513 ratings
    • Korean adoptee Glenn Morey and his wife, Julie Morey, spent six years interviewing 100 Korean adoptees from around the world. This stunning Audible Original is comprised of 15 first-person accounts....

    Regular price: $24.95

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