Writer: Jayati Bhardwaj (Delhi, India) Editor: Divya Sonawane (Pune, Maharashtra, India) Untold Night and Day (알려지지 않은 밤과 하루), written by Bae Suah (배수아), was initially published in 2013 and was later translated by Deborah Smith and published worldwide in 2020. It is a surrealist narrative that is multi-layered with numerous symbols. It explores magical…
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K-Book Review: Greek Lessons by Han Kang
Writer: Nikhat Parveen (Delhi, India) Editor: Khushi Vaid (Delhi, India) ”If only she’d made a map of the route her tears used to take” Han Kang’s Greek Lessons is a haunting exploration of silence, language, and human connection. The novel brings together two isolated characters: a mute woman and a man losing sight, both grappling…
K-Book Review: I want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
Writer: Jayati Bhardwaj (Delhi) Editor: Bagmita Gogoi (Tinsukia, Assam) “I wonder about others like me, who seem totally fine on the outside but are rotting on the inside, where the rot is this vague state of being not fine and not devastated at the same time.” I Want to Die But I Want to Eat…
K-Book Review: The Power of Nunchi by Euny Hong
Nikhat Parveen, Delhi ‘Don’t put yourself in someone else’s shoes but move. Perch yourself in a different part of the room, like cat.’ Nunchi, sometimes noonchi (눈치), is a Korean concept signifying the subtle art and ability to listen and gauge others’ moods. There are unwritten rules and subtle cues in voice, intonation, body language,…
K-Interview: Author Lyla Lee
Nikhat Parveen, Delhi Lyla Lee is the bestselling author of young adult novels like I’ll Be the One and Flip the Script. She also writes the Mindy Kim series for younger readers and the Gigi Shin books for the middle school crowd. Her books have been translated into multiple languages around the world. Since she…
Must Read Korean Books
Chanchal Bharti, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Are you a bookworm who enjoys reading a variety of novels? And are you a fan of Korean culture or Korean books? Then you’ve come to the right place! Whether it’s raining or snowing outside, whether you’ve recently broken up or are in a relationship, whether you’re a student or…
K-Book Review: Why ‘Please Look After Mom’ should be your next read?
Ritika Jain, New Delhi “To you, Mom was always Mom. It never occurred to you that she had once taken her first step, or had once been three or twelve or twenty years old. Mom was Mom. She was born as Mom.” – Please Look After Mom I always find it magical that words in…
K-Book Review: At Dusk
Shruti Mishra, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh ‘At Dusk’ by Hwang Sok-yong is a very realistic view of today’s society that accommodates two very contrasting yet mutually respectful and cooperative worlds. One world belongs to today’s youth which is either all energetic and passionate about their dreams or which has lost its way. The second world belongs…
K-Book Review: ‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’ by Cho Nam-Joo
Ashna Susan Varkey, New Delhi Cho Nam-Joo’s novel titled ‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’ was published in 2016. It sold more than a million copies. It is one of the key feminist contemporary novels in South Korea. It created an impact and was a catalyst for the Me too Movement in South Korea, back in 2017-18….