Korean Fiction

[close] Welcome to Shine & Shadow. We are a group focused on monthly group reads and discussions. We have 3 group reads on a rotating monthly basis: 1 'Dark' read, 1 'Light' read, & 1 'World Tour' read. Choose which group read to participate in depending on your mood for the month. Join us and jump into the discussion! Genres enjoyed: General Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, "Slice of Life", Memoir, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Queer, Historical Fiction, Horror Genres (typically) not enjoyed: Romance, Young Adult, Self-help, Cookbook, How-To Guide, Ancient Untranslatable Tome Written In Dead Language *In this group we welcome everyone and so wish to keep the group public. However, due to some adult themes discussed in our group reads, we would like to request all members are over the age of 18. If you are found to be under 18, we may remove you from the group.

[close] The Korean Literature Club (a.k.a. RAS Book Club) is an English-language, in-person, Korean-literature-discussion group in Seoul. ※※※ UPCOMING EVENTS! ※※※ Monday, Oct 5, 2026 --> Paju Book City excursion! Thursday, Oct 22 (6:30pm gathering starts; 7:30pm discussion starts) --> BONOBO by You-jeong Jeong (tr. Brother Anthony of Taize) Sunday, Nov 1 --> Hwang Sunwon 'Sonagi' cultural village excursion Thursday, Nov 12 --> TREES ON A SLOPE by Hwang Sunwon ______ [MEETING LOCATION] North Terrace Building, BF below Trevari Cafe (Anguk), Jongno, Seoul. Address: 12 Yulgok-ro 10-gil, Jongno. 노스테라스빌딩, 트레바리 안국 아지트 (지하층) / 서울 종로구 율곡로10길 12 창덕이십일. _____ [CLUB INFO - BASICS] We read and discuss works of Korean literature-in-translation. We hold 1-2 discussion gatherings/month & quite-regular special events. We began affiliated with the Royal Asiatic Society—Korea ("RAS"; or RASKB / RASKLC / RAS-KLC / RAS Book Club), a social-scholarly organization dedicated to the study of Korea in English. Attendance at our gatherings is free and open to all who have read the book and can discuss it in English. ___ [PAST & FUTURE BOOKS] See GoodReads page "Bookshelf": https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/1263773?order=d&per_page=30&shelf=read&sort=date_finished&view=main , and the list of books read by the Club: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_folder/497131?group_id=1263773 [OTHER EVENTS] The RAS Korean Literature Club hosts special events regularly, including excursions, book-launches, and author-discussions. ___ [JOIN US] If you're in Korea and are reading this: Get in touch! If outside Korea, feel free to join this GoodReads group, wherever you are in the world. Keep up with what we're doing; read, reply, or start discussions. ___ [CONTACT] - KakaoTalk (ID "yuletyde"; Peter J.) - Email: raskorealit AT "gee mail" - Instagram: @RAS_Korea_Lit - KoreanLiteratureClub.com - KorLitClub.com

[close] 안녕하세요! Annyeonghaseyo! This is an open group where we discuss Korean literature, fiction and non-fiction from both South and North Korea. New members: Start here