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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1138 times as korea)
avg rating 4.34 — 667,823 ratings — published 2017
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 832 times as korea)
avg rating 3.65 — 431,138 ratings — published 2007
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82년생 김지영 82년생 김지영 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 670 times as korea)
avg rating 4.16 — 196,917 ratings — published 2016
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Human Acts Human Acts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 488 times as korea)
avg rating 4.27 — 85,313 ratings — published 2014
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 485 times as korea)
avg rating 4.46 — 103,112 ratings — published 2009
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Please Look After Mom Please Look After Mom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 477 times as korea)
avg rating 3.92 — 49,788 ratings — published 2008
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 422 times as korea)
avg rating 4.22 — 632,378 ratings — published 2021
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The Island of Sea Women The Island of Sea Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 411 times as korea)
avg rating 4.32 — 180,522 ratings — published 2019
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If I Had Your Face If I Had Your Face (Hardcover)
by (shelved 308 times as korea)
avg rating 3.73 — 59,646 ratings — published 2020
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Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 279 times as korea)
avg rating 3.88 — 96,138 ratings — published 2022
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Almond Almond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 263 times as korea)
avg rating 4.13 — 190,983 ratings — published 2017
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 248 times as korea)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,688 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 228 times as korea)
avg rating 4.43 — 104,305 ratings — published 2014
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The Orphan Master's Son The Orphan Master's Son (Hardcover)
by (shelved 224 times as korea)
avg rating 4.07 — 105,557 ratings — published 2012
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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 221 times as korea)
avg rating 4.01 — 73,107 ratings — published 2012
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The White Book The White Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 219 times as korea)
avg rating 3.81 — 39,933 ratings — published 2016
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Cursed Bunny Cursed Bunny (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as korea)
avg rating 3.73 — 45,119 ratings — published 2017
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We Do Not Part We Do Not Part (Hardcover)
by (shelved 205 times as korea)
avg rating 3.85 — 37,495 ratings — published 2025
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I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki (Paperback)
by (shelved 200 times as korea)
avg rating 3.20 — 109,890 ratings — published 2018
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Winter in Sokcho Winter in Sokcho (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as korea)
avg rating 3.53 — 29,136 ratings — published 2016
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Greek Lessons Greek Lessons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as korea)
avg rating 3.60 — 53,760 ratings — published 2011
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Beasts of a Little Land Beasts of a Little Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as korea)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,313 ratings — published 2021
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag (Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as korea)
avg rating 4.12 — 11,682 ratings — published 2000
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Love in the Big City Love in the Big City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 152 times as korea)
avg rating 3.67 — 18,329 ratings — published 2019
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White Chrysanthemum White Chrysanthemum (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as korea)
avg rating 4.42 — 27,769 ratings — published 2018
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Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite (Hardcover)
by (shelved 146 times as korea)
avg rating 3.93 — 22,686 ratings — published 2014
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A Single Shard A Single Shard (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as korea)
avg rating 3.95 — 43,274 ratings — published 2001
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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly (Paperback)
by (shelved 143 times as korea)
avg rating 3.98 — 22,399 ratings — published 2000
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When My Name Was Keoko When My Name Was Keoko (Paperback)
by (shelved 141 times as korea)
avg rating 4.16 — 7,867 ratings — published 2002
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Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as korea)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,076 ratings — published 1997
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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 128 times as korea)
avg rating 4.28 — 63,582 ratings — published 2010
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I Have The Right To Destroy Myself I Have The Right To Destroy Myself (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as korea)
avg rating 3.20 — 6,053 ratings — published 1995
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I'll Be Right There I'll Be Right There (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as korea)
avg rating 3.97 — 6,213 ratings — published 2010
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The Calligrapher's Daughter The Calligrapher's Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 123 times as korea)
avg rating 3.81 — 7,023 ratings — published 2009
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as korea)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,348 ratings — published 2003
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The Red Palace The Red Palace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as korea)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,438 ratings — published 2022
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Untold Night and Day Untold Night and Day (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as korea)
avg rating 3.45 — 6,003 ratings — published 2013
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The Court Dancer The Court Dancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as korea)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,671 ratings — published 2007
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DallerGut Dream Department Store (DallerGut Dream Department Store, #1) DallerGut Dream Department Store (DallerGut Dream Department Store, #1)
by (shelved 112 times as korea)
avg rating 3.64 — 44,605 ratings — published 2020
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The Hole The Hole (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as korea)
avg rating 3.33 — 10,756 ratings — published 2016
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The Good Son The Good Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as korea)
avg rating 3.76 — 18,364 ratings — published 2016
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Grass Grass (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as korea)
avg rating 4.54 — 21,324 ratings — published 2017
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The Plotters The Plotters (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as korea)
avg rating 3.56 — 7,819 ratings — published 2010
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Korea: The Impossible Country Korea: The Impossible Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as korea)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,077 ratings — published 2012
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as korea)
avg rating 4.08 — 100,706 ratings — published 2022
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No One Writes Back No One Writes Back (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as korea)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,288 ratings — published 2009
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Concerning My Daughter Concerning My Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as korea)
avg rating 3.69 — 12,794 ratings — published 2017
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Shoko's Smile: Stories Shoko's Smile: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as korea)
avg rating 3.90 — 7,115 ratings — published 2016
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The Korean War: A History The Korean War: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as korea)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,462 ratings — published 2010
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Kang Chol-Hwan
“What happened? We sent our family and friends letters warning people not to come! Why didn’t your family listen? … You’re not going to build a new life here; your parents will be stripped of all their belongings, then left to die. You’ll soon find out what these North Korean Communists are all about.”
Kang Chol-Hwan, The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

Kang Chol-Hwan
“I have since learned that at other latitudes and at other times, the same Communist powers created similar traps for making people believe and hope in illusions. This led to the misery of countless peoples: in France, in America, in Egypt, and perhaps most notably, in Armenia. Tens of thousands died there in 1947 under the spell of Stalin’s propaganda, which had painted the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia as the land of milk and honey. The Soviets… promised that the ancestral culture and religion would be respected and that the newcomers would shortly see a new generation rise and flourish in social justice.”
Kang Chol-Hwan, The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

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