The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Seoul

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
804 The Vegetarian Han Kang 2007 Korean Korean
6454 Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Cho Nam-Joo 2016 Korean Korean
7137 The Plotters Un-su Kim 2010 Korean Korean
8211 China Shakes The World James Kynge 2006 British English
8232 China Susan Shirk 2007 Unknown English
8507 사당동 더하기 25 조은 2012 Korean Korean
8575 한국 신자유주의의 기원과 형성 지주형 2011 Korean Korean
8754 금요일엔 돌아오렴 세월호 참사 기록위원회 작가기록단 엮음 2014 Korean Korean
9192 The Geography Of Madness Frank Bures 2016 Unknown English
9356 The Old Garden Hwang Sok-yong 2000 Korean Korean
11439 A History Of Bombing Sven Lindqvist 1999 Swedish Swedish
11632 Death By Video Game Simon Parkin 2015 British English
14985 Welcome To The Hyunam Dong Bookshop Hwang Bo-reum 2022 Unknown Korean
14985 Please Look After Mom Kyung-sook Shin 2008 Korean Korean
17163 I'll Be Right There Kyung-sook Shin 2010 South Korean Korean
17163 Violets Kyung-sook Shin 2001 Korean Korean
17163 At Dusk Hwang Sok-yong 2018 Korean Korean
17163 The One Device Brian Merchant 2017 American English
17163 Drawdown Paul Hawken 2017 American English
17163 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17163 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17163 The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium Martin Gurri 2014 Unknown English
17163 Bluebeard’s First Wife Ha Seong-nan 2002 Korean Korean
17163 Mina Kim Sagwa 2008 Korean Korean
17163 Blood Sisters Kim Yideum 2019 Korean Korean
17163 The Disaster Tourist Yun Ko-eun 2013 Korean Korean
17163 Almond Sohn Won-Pyung 2017 Korean Korean
17163 The Sword Thief Peter Lerangis 2009 American English
17163 Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Vol. 1 Singshong 2018 Korean Korean
17163 Skull Water Heinz Insu Fenkl 2023 Unknown English