"The best book since 2000, Han River's "The Boy Is Coming"".

2025.01.15. PM 1:47
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An expert survey found that the best work among books published since 2000 is "The Boy Is Coming" by Han Kang.

When Aladdin, an Internet bookstore, asked 106 book experts, including writers and translators, about the most important books published in the past 25 years, "The Boy Is Coming" was ranked first with the support of 19 people.

Jung Hee-jin's "Feminism Challenge" came in second, while Judith Butler's "Gender Trouble" and Kim Hyun-kyung's "People, Places, and Hospitality" tied for third.

Han River ranked first, "The Boy Is Coming," ninth, "The Vegetarian," and 14th, "I Don't Say Goodbye."

Aladdin explained that 10 books were recommended by experts surveyed, and were distributed into 809 different books.


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