Lilja: from MBTI to books, how to explore Han Kang's world, tips for beginner readers
03 July 2025

Lilja: from MBTI to books, how to explore Han Kang's world, tips for beginner readers

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About

Hello!

This is our first episode in English and I am so happy that we recorded it with Lilja!! Lilja is from Iceland and we are currently studying Korean studies together at Korea university.

In this episode you will know Lilja's experience in Korea and we discuss books. We hope you'll enjoy it!

The books we recommended during the discussion:

Han Kang's books:

White book

Whe vegetarian

Human acts

We do not part

"Hobbit" and "The lord of the rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien

If I had your face by Frances Cha

White nights by F. Dostoyevsky

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

Reader, come home by Maryanne Wolf

Independent people by Halldór Laxness

The book of words by Abay

Nomads by Iliyas Essenberlin

The scent of wormwood by Sayin Muratbekov

Gravedigger by Dulat Isabekov

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Sunrise on the reaping by Suzanne Collins

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

Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

What is History, Now? by Helen Carr, Suzannah Lipscomb

How to move abroad and why it's the best thing you'll do by Jessica Drucker

The sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People

Thank you!!!