Han Kang leads Korea's bestseller boom while adult reading rates halve

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[Digital Daily Reporter Kim Yoo-jin] Over the past decade, the top two best-selling books in Korea have both been novels by Han Kang. This is interpreted as the result of the long-term continuation of the "Han Kang fever" that formed following her win of international literary awards. According to the cumulative online and offline bestseller rankings for the past 10 years (April 2016–April 2026) announced by Kyobo Book Centre on the 19th, ahead…