Book Review: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tan Reviewed by Gary Cundill

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Setting events in Seoul, the author tells the tale of Yeongju, a woman who has begun a new life by following her dream of owning and running a bookshop (‘There was only one thing on her mind. I must open a bookshop’). Interwoven with her life are those of employees, customers and suppliers. They talk about why they do what they do, what matters to them, and how work fits into their lives. And it’s these conversations that make this, I suggest, a book of potential interest to readers of FiBQ….

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