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The Vegetarian
82년생 김지영
Pachinko
Human Acts
Almond
I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
Please Look After Mom
Cursed Bunny
Crying in H Mart
The White Book
If I Had Your Face
Greek Lessons
Love in the Big City
DallerGut Dream Department Store (DallerGut Dream Department Store, #1)
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Favorite Translated Literature
1,046 books — 504 voters
악역의 엔딩은 죽음뿐 1 by SUOL악녀는 모래시계를 되돌린다 1 [Agnyeo'neun Moraesi'gye'reul Dwedollinda 1] by Antstudioアオハライド 1 [Ao Haru Ride 1] by Io SakisakaOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco Hatori록사나  by K.I.N.
Romance Manga/Manhua/Manhwa/Webtoons
107 books — 20 voters

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriA Man with A White Shadow by Vikram SuryawanshiThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Asian Authored Books in 2021
154 books — 206 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieMore Happy Than Not by Adam SilveraThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasEverything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
MG/YA/NA #ownvoices
485 books — 441 voters

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth LimDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeBlood of Silver by Allie Nguyen
Asian SSF
175 books — 26 voters
XOXO by Axie OhI'll Be the One by Lyla LeeK-pop Confidential by Stephan  LeeASAP by Axie OhShine by Jessica  Jung
K-Pop & K-Dramas in YA Fiction
27 books — 47 voters

Chang-rae Lee
The only noticeable thing was that he would come home much earlier than usual, maybe four in the afternoon instead of the usual eight or nine. He said he didn't want me coming home from school to an empty house, though he didn't actually spend any more time with me. ...more
Chang-rae Lee, Native Speaker

Youngmi Mayer
For a non-Korean speaker it might seem strange that Koreans refer to their own children with the derogatory term for “a child of a beast”, but there’s two meanings in how Koreans use 새끼 saekki for their child - they’re being derogatory by admitting that we’re nothing but animals, but they’re also saying that being nothing but an animal is the highest honor of all. The most sophisticated and profound emotion a human can feel is the most common and bonds us to everything that has ever lived and re ...more
Youngmi Mayer, I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying

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