Han Kang’s books have bought over 1 million copies at an unprecedented fee following her Nobel Prize in Literature win, in keeping with main bookstores Wednesday, marking a brand new milestone in Korean publishing historical past.
As of 9 a.m., her novels have reached 1.03 million copies in gross sales throughout main on-line and offline retailers, together with Kyobo, Yes24 and Aladin, since she received the award. E-book gross sales are estimated to have surpassed 70,000 copies.
Her works “Human Acts,” “The Vegetarian” and “We Do Not Half” are among the many top-selling titles.
Final Thursday, Han Kang made historical past as the primary Korean and first Asian lady to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
In accordance with the native e book business, Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s “1Q84” was a sensational hit, promoting round 600,000 copies in about two months, but it surely took eight months for the novel to succeed in 1 million copies in gross sales.
“When ‘1Q84’ got here out, there was a scarcity of copies due to its recognition, but it surely would not examine to the demand for Dangle Kang’s books,” stated Kim Hyun-jeong, who’s been working within the best-sellers division of Kyobo E book Middle since 2008. (Yonhap)