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Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookship by Hwang Bo-Reum

May 25, 2024 by Templeton Leave a Comment

Attention lovers of books and independent bookstores, this book is for you! Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop is a delightful story about a woman’s dream of opening a bookstore and how the store ends up transforming and healing not only her life but those who experience the store. The main character, Yeongju, basically has a mid-life crisis and abandons her old life (marriage, career) to open a small bookshop in a quiet neighborhood in Seoul. She knows nothing of opening or operating a store, but […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, Hwang Bo-Reum, korean literature

Templeton's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Fiction, Hwang Bo-Reum, korean literature ·
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