preface
Preview of the work

Lee In-jik's bloodline
Lee Kwang-soo's Heartlessness
Yeom Sang-seop Mansejeon
A Day in the Life of Novelist Park Tae-won and Mr. Gu Bo: A Scene from a Different World
Shim Hoon Evergreen
Chae Man-sik, Takyu, Taiping Tianxia, ​​Sinner of the Nation
Kim Dong-in Daesuyang
Lee Tae-jun before and after liberation
The Yalu River flows
Hwang Sun-won stands on a slope among trees
Lee Mun-gu's Gwanchon Essays
Yun Heung-gil, Jangma, the man left with nine pairs of shoes, and the armband
The livelihood of Jo Se-hee and Eun-gang's family, the thornfish that enter my net.
Kim Won-il's Meditations on the Toyotae
Park Wan-seo's Naked Tree, Mother's Stake 2, That Winter Was Warm
Lee Mun-yeol, Son of Man, Our Twisted Hero
Kwon Jeong-saeng, Mongsil Unnie
Kang Seok-kyung's Room in the Forest
Jo Jeong-rae Taebaek Mountains
Park Kyung-ni's land
Choi Myung-hee's soul
Lee Soon-won's Walk with His Son
Choi In-ho
Shin Kyung-sook's Isolated Room
Kim Hoon Namhansanseong

More to read
Choi In-hoon Square
Hyun Ki-young's uncle Sooni
Yang Gui-ja's daily bread
Hwang Seok-young's Dog Food Baragi Star
Han River Vegetarian
Kim Ryeo-ryeong and Wandeuk

Selection criteria and merits of works included in "40 Korean Mid-Long Novels"

- The criteria for selecting works are literary significance, artistry, and popularity.
- Carefully review the works included in literature textbooks.
- The commentary is divided into ‘Guide to the work, Structure and plot, Let’s think about it’ to help you fully understand the work.
- Include a ‘character relationship chart’ and ‘a scene from the novel’ to check the character relationships and the flow of the novel at a glance.

- Difficult vocabulary is briefly annotated to help readers understand the content immediately.

Includes 40 must-read works for middle and high school students!

We have carefully selected works that are included in the middle and high school curriculum.
At the same time, we took into consideration the status, artistry, and popularity of each work in the history of Korean literature.
It includes works that are essential reading for teenagers for the college entrance exam, essay writing, and school grades, as well as works that are helpful for adults to develop their general knowledge.
We have included frequently tested passages from the epic novels “Taebaek Mountains,” “Land,” and “Soul Fire” without missing a single one, and have included works that are worth reading, such as “The Vegetarian,” which won the Man Booker Prize, and “Wandeuki,” which was made into a film, as “Further Reading” to enable a wider and more diverse reading experience.

The entire work was explained using various devices!

The plot is divided into stages to help readers accurately grasp the nature of the work, and difficult vocabulary is explained right next to the text to help readers quickly understand it.
You can more easily identify the characters through the character relationship chart included in each work, and increase your understanding of the work through colorful illustrations.
The work is explained in detail through footnotes added throughout the text.
Through the 'Work Guide', the outline of the work is presented at a glance, and through 'Let's Think About It', the main points of the work are summarized in a question-and-answer format.
Additionally, keywords related to the work were introduced at the end of each piece to broaden the horizon of thought and prepare for essay and performance evaluations.