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: Min Jin Lee
    • Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell
    • Length: 25 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 05-05-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 287 ratings
    • Casey Han is eager to make it in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle on her own, away from the judgements of her parents' tight-knit community, but she soon finds that her Princeton economics degree isn't enough to rid her of ever-growing credit-card debt and a toxic boyfriend....

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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 28,752 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....

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    • 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
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 917 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....

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    • 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 5 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....

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    • 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 97 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....

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    • A Novel
    • By: Dolki Min
    • Narrated by: Nicky Endres
    • Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 03-14-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
    • Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation from South Korea about an alien's hunt for food that transforms into an existential crisis about what it means to be human....

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    • My Escape from North Korea
    • By: Sebastien Falletti, Eunsun Kim
    • Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
    • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 07-21-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,716 ratings
    • Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child, Eunsun loved her country....

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    • 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 4,121 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....

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    • 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 5,427 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....

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    • Wolf Hotel Series, Book 1
    • By: K. A. Tucker
    • Narrated by: Avery Reid
    • Series: Wolf Hotel Series, Book 1
    • Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 06-28-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,006 ratings
    • I ran from home to escape heartbreak, only to deliver myself into the hands of a wolf. Henry Wolf, that is. Heir to a luxury hotel chain, infamous playboy, arrogant bastard...and my new boss....

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    • 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 27 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....

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    • 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 2,801 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....

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    • By: Linda Sue Park
    • Narrated by: Norm Lee, Jennifer Ikeda
    • Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 06-09-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 199 ratings
    • Korean Sun-hee and her brother, Tae-yul, must study Japanese language and culture in school. The symbols of their beloved Korea can never be displayed or mentioned in public....

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    • 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 289 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....

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    • 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 629 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....

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    • 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 1,847 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"....

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    • 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 59 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....

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    • 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 1,503 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....

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    • Red Storm Series, Book 2
    • By: James Rosone, Miranda Watson
    • Narrated by: Joel Richards
    • Series: Red Storm Series, Book 2
    • Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 01-17-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 334 ratings
    • Battlefield Korea picks up in the middle of a brewing global conflict, as the Chinese look to capitalize on Russian intervention in the Ukrainian civil war. The surprise attack there has NATO in chaos, false headlines barrage the Internet, and the war in Ukraine seems all but lost....

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