Kyobo E book Centre’s Gwanghwamun in Seoul celebrates South Korean writer Han Kang’s successful of the Nobel Prize in literature by organising a devoted part and showcasng her books on Thursday. (Yonhap)
South Korea’s two main on-line bookstores mentioned Thursday their websites briefly crashed because of excessive site visitors quickly after homegrown writer Han Kang was introduced because the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature.
“We fielded complaints that individuals weren’t in a position to get on our web site, and once they did, pages have been gradual to load,” an official at Kyobo E book Centre mentioned. “Since we didn’t anticipate Han Kang successful the award, we haven’t any inventory of her books. We’ve contacted her publishers.”
An official at Yes24, one other main on-line bookshop, additionally mentioned its customers skilled problem reaching the positioning, although its cell software was working nicely.
Kyobo’s most important store in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, arrange a particular nook devoted to Han, with copies of her novels organized on a desk in entrance of an indication displaying, “2024 Nobel Prize in literature.”
On Kyobo’s web site, Han’s books occupied the primary 9 of the ten spots on the real-time bestseller rankings, although lots of them had been out of inventory as of Thursday night time. (Yonhap)
