It is hard to always be current on which novels are selling the best on Amazon. However, here is a list of some of the best-selling Korean books translated into English as of September 2021. Please remember that the top 100 best-selling Korean novels may not include all the titles on this list.
- “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee
- “The Vegetarian” by Han Kang
- “Please Look After Mom” by Kyung-Sook Shin
- “The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly” by Sun-mi Hwang
- “The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story” by Hyeonseo Lee
- “Human Acts” by Han Kang
- “One Hundred Shadows” by Hwang Jungeun
- “I Have the Right to Destroy Myself” by Young-ha Kim
- “The White Book” by Han Kang
- “The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea” by Bandi
- “The Hole” by Hye-young Pyun
- “The Impossible Fairy Tale” by Han Yujoo
- “Familiar Things” by Hwang Sok-yong
- “The Court Dancer” by Kyung-sook Shin
- “The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture” by Euny Hong
- “The Good Son” by You-jeong Jeong
- “Nowhere to Be Found” by Bae Suah
Again, this is by no means a complete collection, but it does give curious readers an introduction to some of the most popular Korean novels that have been translated into English.