These list totals are based on sales records from eight major bookstores
and three on-line bookstores from August to October 2009,
provided by the Korean Publishers Association.
The books are introduced in no particular order.
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Girlfriend |
River of No Return |
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Fiction
1Q84
Murakami Haruki, Munhakdongne Publishing Corp.
2009, 650p, ISBN 978-89-546-0865-7
This novel deals with a modern society that is under
the influence of a small cult group. It uses the structure
of 1984, George Orwell’s novel about the advent of
state control, called Big Brother in the book, over
people’s private lives.
The Crucible
Gong Ji-young, Changbi Publishers, Inc., 2009, 292p
ISBN 978-89-364-3370-3
This novel is based on news coverage and interviews
with children who were the victims of repetitive sexual
abuse at a school for the handicapped, which took
place a few years ago in a small Korean city.
The Winner Stands Alone
Paulo Coelho, Munhakdongne Publishing Corp., 2009
320p, ISBN 978-89-546-0848-0
In the backdrop of the Cannes Film Festival in
France, multiple people.a Russian billionaire, his exwife,
and a world-famous fashion designer who loves
her.are murdered, revealing both the bright and dark
sides of the upper class.
The End of the World, Girlfriend
Kim Yeon-su, Munhakdongne Publishing Corp., 2009
318p, ISBN 978-89-546-0882-4
A collection of nine short stories in which the
characters bear the loss of loved ones or broken hearts,
such as a middle-aged woman who couldn’t forget her
lover who passed away 13 years ago or a father who
suddenly lost his son.
God
Bernard Werber, Open Books, 2009, 336p
ISBN 978-89-3290-883-0
An interesting story in which a game played to select
gods reveals the secrets of the human soul.
River of No Return
Kim Hoon, Munhakdongne Publishing Corp., 2009
318p, ISBN 978-89-546-0899-2
The author had worked as a journalist for over 30 years
in which he witnessed the morbid reality of Korean
society-officers’ corruption, illicit organ trafficking, and
child abuse, all which he puts to use in this full-length
novel.
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini, Yolimwon Publishing Co., 2007, 564p
ISBN 978-89-7063-575-0
An Afghanistan boy’s comes of age story as he deals
with his country’s history of Russian and American
invasions for over 20 years.
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger, Sallim Publishing Co., 2009, 418p
ISBN 978-89-522-1229-0
This is the love story of Henry, who because of a
genetic disorder, had to travel through time, and
Claire, the woman he was destined to be with. |
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