South Korean Literature
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The Kinship of Secrets
- By: Eugenia Kim
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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In 1948, Najin and Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in search of new opportunities. Wary of the challenges they know will face them, Najin and Calvin make the difficult decision to leave their other daughter, Inja, behind with their extended family; soon, they hope, they will return to her. But then war breaks out in Korea, and there is no end in sight to the separation. Miran grows up in prosperous American suburbia as Inja grapples in her war-torn land with ties to a family she doesn't remember.
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Amazing story
- By Farrah Brown on 06-28-19
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The Kinship of Secrets
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 11-06-18
- Language: English
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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....
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Human Acts
- A Novel
- By: Han Kang, Deborah Smith
- Narrated by: Sandra Oh, Deborah Smith - introduction, Greta Jung, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Amid a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed. The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. From Dong-ho’s best friend; to an editor struggling against censorship; to a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories; and to Dong-ho's own grief-stricken mother; and through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope is the tale of a brutalized people in search of a voice.
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Tedious
- By Kindle Customer on 02-16-17
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Human Acts
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Sandra Oh, Deborah Smith - introduction, Greta Jung, Jae Jung, Jennifer Kim, Raymond J. Lee, Keong Sim
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 01-17-17
- Language: English
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The internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and astonishing” (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.
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Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel)
- By: Suji Kim
- Narrated by: A. Jo
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
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Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family’s sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father’s schemes, Maxi doesn’t dare hope for happiness, let alone love. Her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their relationship before it can begin, and Riftan leaves without a word the morning after their vows are exchanged.
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cant wait for the next one
- By Amazon Customer on 11-10-24
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Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel)
- Narrated by: A. Jo
- Series: Under the Oak Tree (Novels), Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-05-24
- Language: English
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Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after—but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA.
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Whale
- By: Cheon Myeong-kwan, Chi-Young Kim - translator
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Whale, set in a remote village in South Korea, follows the lives of many linked characters, including Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her mute daughter, Chunhui, who communicates with elephants; and a one-eyed woman who controls honeybees with a whistle. Brimming with surprises and wicked humor, Whale is an adventure-satire of epic proportions by one of the most original voices in international literature.
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Whale
- By Amber Dehner on 07-20-23
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Whale
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-28-23
- Language: English
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A sweeping multigenerational tale blending fable, farce, and fantasy, Whale is the English-language debut of a beloved and bestselling South Korean author, a born storyteller with a cinematic, darkly humorous, and thoroughly original perspective....
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The Good Son
- A Novel
- By: You-Jeong Jeong
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain, Elizabeth Liang
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Early one morning, 26-year-old Yu-jin wakes up to a strange metallic smell and a phone call from his brother asking if everything's all right at home - he missed a call from their mother in the middle of the night. Yu-jin soon discovers her murdered body, lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs of their stylish Seoul duplex. He can't remember much about the night before; having suffered from seizures for most of his life, Yu-jin often has trouble with his memory.
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Wow.
- By Anne Flatin on 06-24-18
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The Good Son
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain, Elizabeth Liang
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 06-05-18
- Language: English
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The Talented Mr. Ripley meets The Bad Seed in this breathless, chilling psychological thriller by the number-one best-selling novelist known as "Korea's Stephen King"....
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Romancing on Jeju
- By: Hyun-Joo Park, Paige Morris - translator
- Narrated by: Greta Jung
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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Romi is an illustrator and hopeless romantic. When she can’t stop obsessing over a brief encounter with a handsome stranger, there’s just one thing to do: hop on a plane and find him. But Romi’s not leaving without her two best friends. Hadam, a budding filmmaker, suggests the trip in the first place. Facing her fear of failure, she envisions Romi’s search for love as the perfect subject for her first documentary.
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Romancing on Jeju
- Narrated by: Greta Jung
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 08-20-24
- Language: English
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This atmospheric novel about friendship and self-discovery from Korean author Hyun-Joo Park buzzes with romance, mystery, and just a hint of danger.
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Brother One Cell
- An American Coming of Age in South Korea's Prisons
- By: Cullen Thomas
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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At age 23, Cullen Thomas was, like most middle-class kids his age, looking for something meaningful and exciting to do before settling into the 9-to-5 routine. Possessed of a youthful, romantic view of the world, he set off for adventure in Asia and a job teaching English in Seoul, South Korea. But he got more than he ever bargained for when an ill-advised stunt led to a drug smuggling arrest and a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
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this book could not be better
- By Kathleen on 03-25-07
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Brother One Cell
- An American Coming of Age in South Korea's Prisons
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 03-15-07
- Language: English
- At age 23, Cullen Thomas was looking for something exciting to do. But he got more than he ever bargained for when an ill-advised stunt led to a drug arrest and a prison sentence in South Korea....
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The Law of the Heart
- By: Boris Starling
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii, Greta Jung
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
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For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his heart immune to commitment. But then a commission in repressive North Korea exposes him to emotions he’s never dared to feel. Tour guide Min has a soul that wants to soar, but she knows it’s safer to build walls around her heart and mind. Skilled in showcasing the mesmerising beauty of capital city Pyongyang without revealing its darker secrets, she introduces Theo to a country he will never forget....
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The Law of the Heart
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii, Greta Jung
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-01-21
- Language: English
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For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his heart immune to commitment. But then a commission in repressive North Korea exposes him to emotions he’s never dared to feel....
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Shoko's Smile
- Stories
- By: Eunyoung Choi, Sung Ryu - translator
- Narrated by: Jackie Chung, Janet Song, Greta Jung
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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In crisp, unembellished prose, Eunyoung Choi paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood. In "A Song from Afar", a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, traveling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In "Secret", the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother.
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Beautiful
- By Ale on 07-29-24
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Shoko's Smile
- Stories
- Narrated by: Jackie Chung, Janet Song, Greta Jung
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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In this best-selling and award-winning debut collection from one of South Korea's most prominent young writers, Eunyoung Choi paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political....
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Boy Genius
- A Novel
- By: Yongsoo Park
- Narrated by: Raymond J. Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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Boy Genius is a powerful identity satire, the picaresque odyssey of a child seeking to avenge the wrongs perpetrated on his parents. Park's genius, born into the turmoil of post-war Korea, is used as a puppet by the South Korean government - before being banished to America. From a remote New York city ghetto, the boy wages a clandestine guerilla war against all symbols of authority.
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Boy Genius
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Raymond J. Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-15-22
- Language: English
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Boy Genius is a powerful identity satire, the picaresque odyssey of a child seeking to avenge the wrongs perpetrated on his parents. Park's genius, born into the turmoil of post-war Korea, is used as a puppet by the South Korean government - before being banished to America....
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Camp Zero
- A Novel
- By: Michelle Min Sterling
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Greta Jung, Emily Tremaine
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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In remote northern Canada, a team led by a visionary American architect is breaking ground on a building project called Camp Zero, intended to be the beginning of a new way of life. A clever and determined young woman code-named Rose is offered a chance to join the Blooms, a group hired to entertain the men in camp—but her real mission is to secretly monitor the mercurial architect in charge. In return, she’ll receive a home for her climate-displaced Korean immigrant mother and herself.
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Too close to zero
- By jluna on 04-17-23
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Camp Zero
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Greta Jung, Emily Tremaine
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-04-23
- Language: English
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In remote northern Canada, a team led by a visionary American architect is breaking ground on a building project called Camp Zero, intended to be the beginning of a new way of life.
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The Dallergut Dream-Making District
- A Novel
- By: Miye Lee
- Length: 12 hrs
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It's been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of the Dallergut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing… She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream-production companies are located, and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced. But the Company District is not quite what she expected. Instead it hides a secret underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of.
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The Dallergut Dream-Making District
- A Novel
- Series: Dallergut Dream Department Store, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 06-24-25
- Language: English
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In this bestselling follow-up to The Dallergut Dream Department Store, beloved characters must visit a special dream-making district to unlock new secrets about the customers they lost and hope to bring back.
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29 Dates
- By: Melissa de la Cruz
- Narrated by: Greta Jung
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Working with Seoul’s premiere matchmaker, Jisu’s traditional South Korean parents are determined to ensure her success in life and love by matching her with the right boyfriend. After one too many slip-ups at school, Jisu finds herself shipped off to San Francisco to focus on her academics and approved dates, leaving her little space to figure out her own dreams. As her newly realized passion for photography lights her on fire, Jisu wonders...does she even want to find "The One"?
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Slow start but great ending
- By Joann on 11-30-19
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29 Dates
- Narrated by: Greta Jung
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-18-18
- Language: English
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Working with Seoul’s premiere matchmaker, Jisu’s traditional South Korean parents are determined to ensure her success in life and love by matching her with the right boyfriend. After one too many slip-ups at school, Jisu finds herself shipped off to San Francisco....
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Whale
- By: Cheon Myeong-kwan, Chi-Young Kim - translator
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Whale, set in a remote village in South Korea, follows the lives of many linked characters, including Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her mute daughter, Chunhui, who communicates with elephants; and a one-eyed woman who controls honeybees with a whistle. Brimming with surprises and wicked humor, Whale is an adventure-satire of epic proportions by one of the most original voices in international literature.
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Whale
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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Whale, set in a remote village in South Korea, follows the lives of many linked characters, including Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean....
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The Ocean Calls
- A Haenyeo Mermaid Story
- By: Tina Cho
- Narrated by: Jeena Yi
- Length: 15 mins
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Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea - generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are as strong and graceful as mermaids. To give her strength, Dayeon eats Grandma's abalone porridge. She practices holding her breath while they do the dishes. And when Grandma suits up for her next dive, Dayeon grabs her suit, flippers, and goggles. Tina Cho's The Ocean Calls is a classic in the making.
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The Ocean Calls
- A Haenyeo Mermaid Story
- Narrated by: Jeena Yi
- Length: 15 mins
- Release date: 01-19-21
- Language: English
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A breathtaking book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world....
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