Published 19:06 IST, March 2nd 2020

These 5 books will take you to South Korea and back in just a couple of hours

Travel to South Korea with these 5 books that will make you feel like you are already there. These books about South Korea will also teach you about the culture

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South Korea also officially Republic of Korea, is an East Asian Country. It is sourn part of Korean Peninsula. If you wish to South Korea someday, se books based on South Korea will make you feel like you're alrey re. Check out list of books based on South Korea below.

Please Look After Mor

Please Look After Mor is written by Kyung-Sook Shin and translated by Chi-Young Kim. book was bestseller of year and has also earned Man Asian literary prize of year 2012. An elderly woman is separated from ir family on metro platform while visiting her family in Seoul. When train moves ahe family is ashamed to realise that y left her behind.

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Guest

Guest is a book written by Hwang Sok-Yong. book is translated by Maya West and Kyung-Ja Chun. book res Hwang’s life. book is about his family who belonged to Chinese Manchuria. entire family has to move to South Korea after Korean War.

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Hen who dreamed she could fly.

Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a book written by Sun-Mi Hwang and it is translated by Chi-Young Kim. book follows story of a hen who was forced to lay eggs that will never hatch. eggs won't hatch because y will be sold but this hen has dreams of her own.

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I have right to destroy myself

I Have Right to Destroy Myself is a story written by Young-Ha Kim and was translated by Chi-Young Kim. This vel was translated into 10 different langus. book unveils story of a man who is both a suicide assistant and a velist.

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Songs for Tomorrow

Songs For Tomorrow is a collection of poems from year 1960 to 2002 which were written by Ko Un. poems feature four deces and also discloses transformation that took place over year. book is translated by Gary Gach, Bror Anthony and Young-moo Kim. Ko is one of most prominent poets of country.

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19:05 IST, March 2nd 2020