Korean Literature

Jin and Suja meet and fall in love while studying at university in Pyongyang. She is a young journalist from a prominent family, while he is from a small village of little means. Outside the school, North Korea has fallen under great political upheaval, plunged into chaos and famine. When Jin returns home to find his family starving, their food rations all but gone, he makes a rash decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.

로맨스 소설의 고전이자, 19세기 초 영국에서 유행한 고딕 소설로도 평가 받는, 여성 작가 샬럿 브론테의 대표작. 책은 가난한 고아 가정교사 제인 에어와 부유하지만 불행한 에드워드 로체스터의 사랑 이야기가 작품의 중심축을 이루고 이들의 사랑을 방해하는 장애물이 주된 갈등으로 작용한다. 작가는 자매들과 함께 다녔던 기숙 학교의 기억과, 비련으로 끝나고 만 사랑의 경험을 작품 속에 녹여낸다.

From acclaimed poet Franny Choi comes a poetry collection for the ends of worlds—past, present, and future. Choi’s third book features poems about historical and impending apocalypses, alongside musings on our responsibilities to each other and visions for our collective survival.

One winter morning, Kyungha receives an urgent message from her friend Inseon to visit her at a hospital in Seoul. Inseon has injured herself in an accident, and she begs Kyungha to return to Jeju Island, where she lives, to save her beloved pet—a white bird called Ama. A snowstorm hits the island when Kyungha arrives. She must reach Inseon’s house at all costs, but the icy wind and squalls slow her down as night begins to fall. She wonders if she will arrive in time to save the animal—or even survive the terrible cold that envelops her with every step.

Meet Casey Han: a strong-willed, Queens-bred daughter of Korean immigrants immersed in a glamorous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford. Casey is eager to make it on her own, away from the judgements of her parents' tight-knit community, but she soon finds that her Princeton economics degree isn't enough to rid her of ever-growing credit-card debt and a toxic boyfriend. When a chance encounter with an old friend lands her a new opportunity, she's determined to carve a space for herself in a glittering world of privilege, power, and wealth—but at what cost?

러시아의 문학의 위대한 거장 레프 똘스또이의 장편소설 『안나 까레니나』가 이명현 교수의 번역으로 열린책들에서 출간되었다. 『안나 까레니나』는 똘스또이의 예술적 재능이 한창 절정기에 달했을 때 집필된 작품으로, 『전쟁과 평화』, 『부활』과 더불어 그의 3대 대표작 중 하나로 평가받는 소설이다. 표도르 도스또예프스끼와 토마스 만, 윌리엄 포크너, 블라지미르 나보꼬프 등 세계의 대문호들이 이 소설에 대한 찬사를 아끼지 않았으며, 후대의 주요 작가들의 문학 세계에 지대한 영향을 미친 작품이다. 또한 생생한 감정선과 흥미로운 서사 덕에 각종 영화나 뮤지컬로도 수차례 제작되며 많은 이들의 꾸준한 사랑을 받았다.

In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnant–and that her lover is married–she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations. Profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering.

Maya loves to cook with her grandmother - her Halmunee - to connect with the rich family history associated with each dish, a history Maya's mom would prefer stayed in the past. While cooking with Halmunee, something remarkable happens - the food creates such a strong memory that Maya and Halmunee are transported back in time through the memory itself. Halmunee explains that the women in her family have the gift of time travel through food and Maya can do it too, if she practices.

""기억 속에서 당신은 선명하게 존재하고, 꿈을 꾸면 당신이 눈 앞에 있어. 내 것으로. 입술이 내 입술을 탐하고. 장난스러운 혀놀림은 내가 기억하는 그대로야. 관능적이고 호기심 어린 표정과 활기찬 웃음 소리. 탐색하는 손길. 집요한 키스. 흥분으로 한껏 달아 올라 있을 때조차 순종적인 몸짓. 페니스를 감싸던 따스한 촉감이 느껴져. 축축하게 젖어 손끝에서 미끄러지던 클리토리스를, 미칠듯이 조여오던 그 감각을, 오르가즘 직전에 마지막 열기를 모두 기억해. 이 단편 소설은 스웨덴 출신 영화 제작자 에리카 루스트와 공동으로 작업한 출판물입니다. 그녀는 강렬한 스토리에 에로틱한 요소를 결합하여 열정, 친밀감, 욕망, 사랑 이야기를 통해 인간의 본성과 다양성을 묘사합니다." 사라 스코브는 필명으로 활동하는 젊은 여성 작가로, 오웬 그레이 중독, 카 섹스, 함께 먹어요 및 페미니스트 맨을 집필하였습니다.

Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying… yet enticing. In them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend. George has already overstayed his welcome in her family’s claustrophobic apartment.

천재적인 피아니스트 백동우는 교통사고로 왼손에 부상을 입지만 상대편 차량의 일가족이 사망하는 참사를 목격한다. 5개월 후, 꿈의 무대로 불리는 카네기홀에 입성하나 교통사고 후유증인 국소성이긴장증이라는 경련 증상이 도져 연주를 망치고 만다.

주홍색 습작에 기록된 사건 발생 7년 후의 이야기로, 왓슨의 기록으로는 두번 째가 되는 작품. 홈즈가 해결한 사건들 중에서 가장 유명한 사건 중 하나로 꼽힌다. 홈즈는 바솔로뮤 숄토의 죽음에 관련된 미스터리와 도둑맞은 아그라의 보물을 추적한다.

In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams. Day and night, visitors both human and animal shuffle in to purchase their latest adventure. Each floor specializes in a specific type of dream: childhood memories, food dreams, ice skating, dreams of stardom. Flying dreams are almost always sold out. Some seek dreams of loved ones who have died. For Penny, an enthusiastic new hire, working at Dallergut is the opportunity of a lifetime.

In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local hunter on the brink of starvation saves a young Japanese officer from an attacking tiger. In an instant, their fates are connected — and from this encounter unfolds a saga that spans half a century.

사춘기 소녀의 이야기로 시작된 이야기는 고모할머니 이야기로 확장되고 할머니의 이야기는 우리나라의 현대사의 한 부분을 담고 있다. 공장에 하루 종일 갇혀 18시간 동안 미싱을 돌렸던 그때, 그런 일들이 잘못되었다고 소리도 내지 못했던 그때, 모여서 야학을 하고, 부당한 근무 환경을 개선하기 위한 모임을 만들었던 그때로 돌아간다.

They were the young ones, the bright ones, the ones with the dreams. From the Nazi-prowled wastes of North Africa to the bloody corridors of Europe, they honorably answered the call. War - it was their duty, their job, their life. They marched off as boys and they came back - those who made it - as soldiers and professionals forged in the heat of battle....

새 학기를 맞아 캐클 마법학교에는 새로운 선생님이 왔어요. 그래닛 선생님은 어딘가 괴짜 같고, 수업에 흥미가 없어 보이네요. 이번 학기만큼은 '꼴찌 마녀'라는 타이틀을 벗기 위해 단장을 하던 밀드레드는 그만 머리카락이 고데기에 엉켜버리고 말아요. 머리를 복구하기 위해 에셀이 알려준 마법을 사용했지만, 머리카락이 멈추지 않고 자라는 바람에 학교 전체가 머리카락으로 뒤덮이게 되었어요.

Born with mysterious powers she does not know how to control, young Jieun accidentally causes her family to vanish. She vows to live a million lives in search of them. Finally, one night, she brings the Marigold Mind Laundry into existence. Its service: to remove the deepest pain from our hearts. Jieun listens while customers share their unhappy memories. As they speak, she transfers their sadness onto T-shirts as stains. After a spin in the washing machine, the stains become flower petals that soar into the air, and Jieun’s customers find solace.

The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States is an exciting piece of "speculative fiction." The novel posits that there was a nuclear attack against the US on March 21, 2020 by North Korea, and that a national bipartisan commission was created to investigate what and how it happened. It's pretty scary stuff.