List of 28 Books Based in South Korea
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Want some stories that are set in a specific location? See this list of relevant examples. In this collection, you'll find a variety of books based in South Korea.
Interested in learning more about South Korea? The books below are great but some were published a while ago. Some other resources to learn about South Korea include the Crowdsourced Explorer and Wikipedia.
| Title | Author | Publishing Year | Genre |
| A Geek in Korea: Discovering Asia's New Kingdom of Cool | Daniel Tudor | 2014 | Humour, Travel literature |
| A Single Shard | Linda Sue Park | 2001 | Novel, Historical Fiction, historical novel |
| Echoes of the White Giraffe | Sook Nyul Choi | 1993 | Fiction |
| Forgotten Country | Catherine Chung | 2012 | Psychological Fiction, Domestic Fiction |
| Human Acts | Han Kang | 2014 | Novel, Historical Fiction, Political fiction |
| I Have the Right to Destroy Myself | Young-ha Kim | 1996 | Literary fiction |
| I Hear Your Voice | Young-ha Kim | 2015 | Literary fiction |
| I'll Be Right There | Kyung-sook Shin | 2013 | Coming-of-age story, Political fiction, Bildungsroman |
| If I Had Your Face | Frances Cha | 2020 | Literary fiction |
| If You Leave Me | Crystal Hana Kim | 2018 | Romance novel, Historical Fiction, Saga, War story |
| Jade Lady Burning | Martin Limón | 1992 | Mystery, Fiction, Thriller |
| Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 | Cho Nam-joo | 2016 | Literary fiction |
| Living Reed | Pearl S. Buck | 1963 | Historical Fiction, historical novel |
| Pachinko | Min Jin Lee | 2017 | Novel, Historical Fiction, Domestic Fiction |
| Please Look After Mom | Kyung-sook Shin | 2008 | Novel |
| Promise Season | Lee Evie | 2019 | Historical Fiction, Romance novel, Spy fiction |
| Prophecy | Ellen Oh | 2013 | Young adult fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Adventure fiction |
| Seesaw Girl | Linda Sue Park | 1999 | Fiction |
| Sŏndŏk: Princess of the Moon and Stars | Sheri Holman | 2002 | Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens |
| The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture | Euny Hong | 2014 | Autobiography |
| The Island of Sea Women | Lisa See | 2019 | Novel, Historical Fiction |
| The Kite Fighters | Linda Sue Park | 2000 | Children's literature, Fiction |
| The Plotters | Un-su Kim | 2010 | Thriller, Mystery, Crime Fiction |
| The Silence of Bones | June Hur | 2020 | Young adult fiction, Mystery |
| The Vegetarian | Han Kang | 2007 | Novel, Psychological Fiction |
| This Burns My Heart | Samuel Park | 2004 | Romance novel, Historical Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Domestic Fiction |
| When My Name Was Keoko | Linda Sue Park | 2002 | Young adult fiction |
| White Chrysanthemum | Mary Lynn Bracht | 2018 | Novel, Historical Fiction, War story, Domestic Fiction |
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