Which Korean novel became biggest overseas bestseller?

The Korean novel that sold the most copies in translation overseas last year was a quiet story about a neighborhood bookstore. The Turkish edition of Hwang Bo-reum's "Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop" sold more than 60,000 copies in 2025, making it the bestselling translated Korean novel overseas last year, according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. The Culture Ministry-affiliated organization said the Turkish-language edition, published in 2023, has sold more than 160,000 co

By The Korea Herald