By Kirsch’s definition, Han writes global novels. Most of them deal—some more obliquely than others—with South Korea’s bloody past as a pawn in great-power politics and the war against ...

By Alexandra Alter We asked 10 writers — including Hernan Diaz, Jennifer Egan and Casey McQuiston — to recommend books that capture their particular slice of life in New York. Edited by ...

In 2016, the South Korean novelist Han Kang won the International Booker Prize for The Vegetarian, the first of her novels to be translated into English. The novel, in which a woman who suddenly ...

In the k-rom-com Love Scout, Han Ji-min plays Kang Ji-yoon, a workaholic headhunter with a lot of talent. She knows when someone might be unhappy in their job and how she might improve their work ...

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Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Visual novels cater to beginners with simple gameplay focused on choices rather than complex mechanics. Visual novels cover various genres like horror, romance, and sci-fi, offering countless ...

True authority lies with the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Politburo Standing Committee, from which Han retired in 2022.But sending a high-profile official – and one who has previously ...

The scholar recommends four inventive books that offer instruction on how to create meaning, beauty, and intimacy amid fragility and social exclusion.