The Best Books of the 21st Century

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Aladin asked 106 litterateurs, including writers, translators, editors, publishers, researchers, activists, and journalists, to select the 25 'Best Books of the 21st Century' from 1,118,869 books (excluding reference books and magazines) first published in Korean from 2000 to 2024.

This list was originally published in 2024 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'Human Acts' by Han Kang

Human Acts

Cover of 'The Challenges of Feminism' by Jeong Hee-jin

The Challenges of Feminism

Cover of 'Gender Trouble' by Judith Butler

Gender Trouble

Cover of '사람, 장소, 환대' by 김현경

사람, 장소, 환대

Cover of 'Phantom Pain Wings' by Kim Hye-soon

Phantom Pain Wings

Cover of 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' by Thomas Piketty

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Cover of 'Pachinko' by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Cover of 'If We Can't Go At The Speed Of Light' by Kim Cho-yeop

If We Can't Go At The Speed Of Light

Cover of 'Stories of Your Life and Others' by Ted Chiang

Stories of Your Life and Others

Cover of 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Cover of 'Justice' by Michael J. Sandel

Justice

Michael J. Sandel

Cover of 'The Faraway Nearby' by Rebecca Solnit

The Faraway Nearby

Cover of 'The Mushroom At The End Of The World' by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

The Mushroom At The End Of The World

Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

Cover of 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Cover of 'Whale' by Cheon Myeong-kwan

Whale

Cheon Myeong-kwan

Cover of 'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

Cover of '사당동 더하기 25' by 조은

사당동 더하기 25

Cover of 'Far From the Tree' by Andrew Solomon

Far From the Tree

Cover of '금요일엔 돌아오렴' by 세월호 참사 기록위원회 작가기록단 엮음

금요일엔 돌아오렴

세월호 참사 기록위원회 작가기록단 엮음

Cover of 'The Unwomanly Face Of War' by Svetlana Alexievich

The Unwomanly Face Of War

Svetlana Alexievich

Cover of 'My Brilliant Friend' by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

Cover of 'The End And The Beginning' by Wislawa Szymborska

The End And The Beginning

Wislawa Szymborska

Cover of 'Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982' by Cho Nam-Joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cover of 'Exile And Pride' by Eli Clare

Exile And Pride

Cover of 'Returning To Reims' by Didier Eribon

Returning To Reims

Cover of 'We Do Not Part' by Han Kang

We Do Not Part

Cover of 'The Lord Of The Rings' by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Lord Of The Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Cover of 'Regarding the Pain of Others' by Susan Sontag

Regarding the Pain of Others

Cover of 'Journey To Diaspora' by Seo Kyung-sik

Journey To Diaspora

Cover of 'The Year of Magical Thinking' by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Cover of 'A Salt-flowered Tree' by Kim Jin-sook

A Salt-flowered Tree

Cover of 'Never Let Me Go' by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Cover of 'The Owl's Absence' by Bae Suah

The Owl's Absence

Cover of 'The Great Transformation' by Karen Armstrong

The Great Transformation

Karen Armstrong

Cover of '한국 신자유주의의 기원과 형성' by 지주형

한국 신자유주의의 기원과 형성

Cover of '오월의 사회과학' by 최정운

오월의 사회과학

Cover of 'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Cover of 'Being Mortal' by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Cover of 'Deviations' by Gayle Rubin

Deviations

Cover of 'Sapiens' by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Cover of 'Secondhand Time' by Svetlana Alexievich

Secondhand Time

Svetlana Alexievich

Cover of 'Kindred' by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

Cover of '아픔이 길이 되려면' by 김승섭

아픔이 길이 되려면

Cover of '실격당한 자들을 위한 변론' by 김원영

실격당한 자들을 위한 변론

Cover of 'Sister Outsider' by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider

Cover of '디디의 우산' by 황정은

디디의 우산

Cover of 'A Hen' by Clarice Lispector

A Hen

Clarice Lispector

Cover of '유언을 만난 세계' by 정창조 외

유언을 만난 세계