Munhakdongne Publishing Group

Established in 1993

Munhakdongne Publishing Group started with publishing literature, and now we present a wide variety of publishing areas including general
non-fiction, art, self-help, pop science, life-style and comics. Munhakdongne Publishing Group currently consists of 30 imprints and subsidiaries,
publishing 400~500 new books every year.

Through Munhakdongne Novel Award and Munhakdongne New Author Award serving as a gateway for young authors, we have been discovering the
best writers in Korea including Kim Young-ha, Eun Hee-kyung, Cheon Myeong-kwan, Kim Un-su, Cho Nam-joo, and Chang Kang-myoung. By
awarding writers with Young Author Award and Kim Seung-ok Literary Award, we encourage writers on their work, while striving to present great
Korean literary works overseas.

  • Munhakdongne

    Contemporary
    & World Literature

  • Gyoyuseoga

    Humanities, History, Philosophy,
    General Non-fiction

  • Geulhangari

    History, Philosophy,
    Science, Psychology

  • Namu’s Mind

    Mind & Body, Religion,
    Ecology

  • Nanda

    Literature, Poetry,
    Essays

  • Dal

    Narrative Non-fiction,
    Travel Essay

  • Bella Luna

    Narrative Non-fiction,
    Travel Essay

  • Thinkgood

    Humanities, History,
    Philosophy, General Non-fiction

  • Aurum

    Fitness,
    Mind & Body

  • A tempo

    Humanities, History, Philosophy,
    General Non-fiction

  • Artbooks

    Art & Design, Fashion,
    Life-style

  • Alice

    Art & Design, Fashion,
    Life-style

  • Essai

    History, Philosophy,
    Science, Psychology

  • Elixir

    Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy,
    Science Fiction

  • OUA

    General Non-fiction,
    Self-help

  • Yibom

    Essay,
    Photography

  • Storyseller

    Essay, Comic, Novel

  • Econ

    Business,
    Investing

  • Collage

    Essay, Self-help

  • Taste books

    Cookbook, Health,
    Life-style

  • Forêt

    Romance, Cozy Mystery

  • Hohodang Books

    Magazine

Munhakdongne Publishing Group

  • No. 1 in sales among Korean publishers in 2017, 2019
  • General publishing group with 12 subsidiaries
  • A trend-setting publishing group with high-quality skills in management,
    editing, design, and marketing
  • A leading publisher in globalizing K-literature

Established in 1993 and showing constant growth for the last 28 years, Munhakdongne Publishing Group is
the best publisher in Korea. Munhakdongne scored first in sales among Korean publishers in 2017 and 2019.

Through Munhakdongne Novel Award and Munhakdongne New Author Award serving as a gateway for
young authors, we have been discovering the best writers in Korea including Kim Young-ha, Eun Hee-kyung,
Cheon Myeong-kwan, Kim Un-su, Cho Nam-joo, and Chang Kang-myoung. By awarding writers with Young
Author Award and Kim Seung-ok Literary Award, we encourage writers on their work, while striving to
present great Korean literary works overseas.

Munhakdongne Publishing Group, with 12 subsidiaries, has original plans and precise editing skills to make
good books that touch the readers’ heart, in every field including literature, history, philosophy, science,
economics, education, art, comics, and life-style.

Main Books and Authors Main Books and Authors

Main Books and Authors

  • We have the best writers in Korea, aging from junior to senior, including Hwang Sok-yong, Kim Hoon, Han Kang, Shin Kyung-sook, Kim Young-ha, Song Sok-ze, Eun Hee-kyung, Kim Yeon-su, Kim Ae-ran, Cho Nam-joo, Kim Un-su, Kim Keum-hee, Chung Se-rang and Choi Eun-young.
  • We have former and current expert writers such as the trend expert Kim Ran-do, former presiding judge of Seoul Central District Court Moon You-suk, and the emergency medicine physician Namkoong Ihn.
  • We published main works of the masters of world literature such as Tolstoy, Dostoevskii, Hesse, Hemingway, and the renowned writers including Paulo Coelho and Haruki Murakami.
  • We published numerous books that won global literary awards such as the Nobel Prize in Literature, Man Booker Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize, and Prix Goncourt.
  • We published many bestsellers in Humanities, including 『Capital in the Twenty-First Century』 『Capital and Ideology』, 『The Eight Words』, 『The Book Is the Axe』, 『Declaration of the Individualist』, 『Roman Law Lessons』, 『Amor Fati: For the Grownups who Just Took the First Step in the Real World』, and 『The Art of Happiness』.

Munhakdongne introduced and published major works of many authors: masters Hwang Sok-yong and Kim Hoon, Shin Kyung-sook and Han Kang, the winner of the Man Booker International Prize, senior writers who are leading Korean literature such as Kim Young-ha, Eun Hee-kyung, Song Sok-ze, Kim Yeon-su, and Kim Ae-ran, and young authors including Choi Eun-young, Chung Se-rang, Kim Keum-hee, the future leaders of Korean literature.
We published Munhakdongne Korean Literature Collection which shows great achievements of Korean literature; Munhakdongne World Classics Collection, a timeless fictional library; Munhakdongne Collection of Poems that aims for refreshing senses and deeper thoughts; and the Anthology of Award-winning Young Authors, an annual series continued for the past thirteen years. We also published numerous major works of writers who won international literary awards such as the Nobel Prize, Man Booker Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize, and Prix Goncourt. Munhakdongne is constantly introducing the works of Nobel Prize winners, such as Hermann Hesse, Patrick Modiano, Toni Morrison, Mario Vargas Llosa, Mo Yan, Alice Munro, and Bob Dylan. Also, we publish main works of Paulo Coelho, known as an enchanting storyteller and the author of 『The Alchemist』, and Haruki Murakami, an internationally renowned author of 『1Q84』.
Munhakdongne also breathed in new life into works that were first published by another publisher: 『Midnight’s Children』 by Salman Rushdie; 『The Shadow of the Wind』 by Carlos Ruiz Zafón; 『The Theory of Light and Matter』 by Andrew Porter; 『The History of Love』 by Nicole Krauss; 『Tinkers』 by Paul Harding, and more.
We published books in Economics and Management: 『Capital in the Twenty-First Century』 and 『Capital and Ideology』 by a well-known economist Thomas Piketty, 『Insanely Simple』 and 『Think Simple』 by Ken Segall. We also published many works of outstanding writers in Humanities: Kim Ran-do, Park Woong-hyun, Moon You-suk, and Han Dong-il.

Bestsellers from Munhakdongne

  • IQ84
  • IQ84
  • IQ84

『1Q84』(3 Volumes)

2.4million copies

  • Story of the Crusades
  • Story of the Crusades
  • Story of the Crusades

『Story of the Crusades』

300k copies

  • The Salmon Who Dared to Leap Higher

『The Salmon Who Dared to Leap Higher』

1million copies

  • La Vie Devant Soi

『La Vie Devant Soi』

180k copies

  • The Book Thief

『The Book Thief』

70k copies

  • The Alchemist

『The Alchemist』

1.9million copies

  • The Road

『The Road』

230k copies

  • The Great Gatsby

『The Great Gatsby』

130k copies

  • Evening Star

『Evening Star』

600k copies

  • Capital in the Twenty-First Century

『Capital in the Twenty-First Century』

120k copies

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Publishing Network Overseas

  • A leader in introducing Korean literature
  • Exporting various books of Korean writers such as Shin Kyung-sook, Kim Un-su, Cho Nam-joo, Chung Se-rang, Choi Eun-young, Kim Ran-do, and Moon You-suk.
  • Exclusively working with an international scouting agency based in New York City.
  • Constant and stable transaction through local workshops and various book fairs such as the Frankfurt Book Fair

Munhakdongne plays a leading role in exporting not only Korean literature, but also books of various fields. Through a local scout in New York, we are directly introduced to foreign writers, and are introducing books of Korean authors. Since Munhakdongne took part in the Frankfurt Book Fair as a guest of honor in 2005, we are maintaining a stable network with foreign agencies and publishing companies through annual book fairs, fellowship programs, business trips, and copyrights workshops.

In the year 2020, more than 100 books of Munhakdongne Publishing Group were exported overseas. 『Tangerine Green』, a recent work of Cho Nam-joo, was sold to six countries after a heated auction, and 『The Plotters』 by Kim Un-su was sold to 26 countries. 『Shoko’s Smile』 by Choi Eun-young met readers of eight countries including the United States and England. Other works of female authors, including Chung Se-rang, Kang Hwa-gil, Baik Sou-linne, Lim Sol-ah, are actively being introduced. Books of various fields by authors such as Lee Byung-ryul, Kim Ran-do, Moon You-suk, Namkoong Ihn, Ha Jung-woo, and Yozoh have met foreign readers and are waiting for more.

  • Munhakdongne

    The Quarterly

    Launched in the winter of 1994, Munhakdongne The Quarterly has provided writers with an arena to present their latest works. Munhakdongne aims at fostering a conductive environment for literary writing and the promotion of dialogue among writers and critics. Most important movements of contemporary Korean literature have been conceived through this magazine. Also, many talented young writers debuted in Munhakdongne. The magazine has established itself as the trend-setter of the Korean literature scene.

  • Munhakdongne

    Mysteria

    Munhakdongne launched a new magazine in the summer of 2015. Mysteria (Mystery + Hysteria) is a bi-monthly magazine for mystery novel fanatics, published by Munhakdongne’s mystery brand ‘Elixir.’ Consisted of articles and columns related to mystery and thrillers, Mysteria provides readers with a variety of fun reads including short stories written by prominent writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, Donald E. Westlake, William Irish, Shirley Jackson, Honobu Yonezawa, and more.

  • Munhakdongne

    Anthology of Award-winning Young Authors(13 Volumes)

    Constantly making effort to keep in tune with new literature through many projects, Munhakdongne has brought together an award-winning anthology of young authors. This anthology includes works by Munhakdongne Young Author Award-winning writers under 10 years of their literary debut. Munhakdongne introduces works of promising and unique authors. Have a look into each gripping story of young Korean writers who will be forthcoming Korea’s literary masters.

Munhakdongne

Korean Literature Collection

Munhakdongne Korean Literature Collection was released in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Munhakdongne’s establishment. The main selection criterion for this collection was based on the book’s success of making Korean literature shine over the 20 years with Munhakdongne and its readers. This collection will continue to expand with a variety of genres and authors of all generations and it will bear the role of connecting the uniqueness of Korean literature and the universal characteristics of world literature. From this collection, Korea will find the past, the present, and the future of modern literature.

Works Published Overseas

  • Han Kang

    • The White Book

      『The White Book』

    • I Do Not Bid Farewell

      『I Do Not Bid Farewell』

    • The White Book

      『Greek Lessons』
      (Japan)

  • Kim Un-su

    Kim Un-su

    • The Plotters

      『The Plotters』

    • Hot Blooded

      『Hot Blooded』

    • Cabinet

      『Cabinet』
      (French)

    • Hot Blooded

      『Jab』
      (German)

  • Shin Kyung-sook

    Shin Kyung-sook

    • Violets

      『Violets』

    • Lee Jin

      『Lee Jin』

    • A Story to tell the Moon

      『A Story to tell the Moon』
      (Japan)

  • Eun Hee-kyung

    Eun Hee-kyung

    • Gift From A Bird

      『Gift From A Bird』
      (Japan)

    • Please Console The Boy

      『Please Console The Boy』
      (French)

    • Secrets and Lies

      『Secrets and Lies』
      (German)

  • Hwang Sok-yong

    Hwang Sok-yong

    • At dusk

      『At dusk』

    • A Familiar World

      『A Familiar World』

    • The Prisoner

      『The Prisoner』
      (Japan)

  • Cho Nam-joo

    Cho Nam-joo

    • Tangerine Green

      『Tangerine Green』
      (Japan)

    • Please Console The Boy

      『When You Listen Carefully』
      (Taiwan)

  • Chung Se-rang

    • From Sisun

      『From Sisun』
      (Japan)

    • Han-A from Earth

      『Han-A from Earth』
      (Argentina)

  • Choi Eun-young

    • Shoko's Smile

      『Shoko's Smile』

    • Someone Who Can't Hurt Me

      『Someone Who Can't Hurt Me』
      (Japan)

  • Seo Mi-ae

    • The Only Child

      『The Only Child』

    • The Night Your Star Disappeared

      『The Night Your Star Disappeared』
      (Taiwan)

  • Kim Hyo-eun

    • Shoko's Smile

      『I Am the Subway』
      (US)

Munhakdongne

World Classics Collection

Beginning with Leo Tolstoy’s ANNA KARENINA to Herman Melville’s MOBY DICK, we have a selection of 210 books and more to go for our World Classics Collection. The series includes eternal classics such as George Orwell’s 1984, Goethe’s FAUST, and Albert Camus’s THE STRANGER, as well as masterpieces written by Nobel Prize-winning authors like Mo Yan’s THIRTEEN STEPS, Oe Kenzaburo’s THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE WAS CHILLED AND KILLED, Elfriede Jelinek’s THE PIANO TEACHER, J.M.G. Le Clezio’s THE GOLDEN FISH, and Mario Vargas Llosa’s THE FEAST OF THE GOAT. We also have notable contemporary fiction in this collection, books that have been great inspirations to the world from various countries. With our modern editing skills and smart design senses, we will continue to add book by book, carefully selecting pieces, and building a collection that will be remembered for its richness and fine quality.

Major Authors of Munhakdongne

  • Haruki Murakami

    Haruki Murakami

    • 1Q84

      『1Q84』

    • 騎士團長殺し

      『騎士團長殺し』

    • 女のいない男たち

      『女のいない男たち』

    • 一人称単数

      『一人称単数』

    • 螢・納屋を焼く・その他の短編

      『螢・納屋を焼く・その他の短編』

    • 村上朝日堂はいほー!

      『村上朝日堂はいほー!』

    • 村上朝日堂はいほー!

      『古くて素敵なクラシック・レコードたち』

  • Paulo Coelho

    Paulo Coelho

    • The Alchemist

      『The Alchemist』

    • Veronica Decides to Die

      『Veronica Decides to Die』

    • The Pilgrimage

      『The Pilgrimage』

    • Like the Flowing River

      『Like the Flowing River』

    • The Archer

      『The Archer』

    • O Zahir

      『O Zahir』

    • Eleven Minutes

      『Eleven Minutes』

  • Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio

    Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio

    • Poisson D'or

      『Poisson D'or』

    • Coeur Brule et autres romances

      『Coeur Brule et autres romances』

    • Ritournelle De La Faim

      『Ritournelle De La Faim』

    • Terra Amata

      『Terra Amata』

    • Raga

      『Raga』

    • Le Deluge

      『Le Deluge』

    • L'Africain

      『L'Africain』

  • Patrick Modiano

    Patrick Modiano

    • Rue des boutiquest obscures

      『Rue des boutiquest obscures』

    • Souvenirs Dormants

      『Souvenirs Dormants』

    • Quartier perdu

      『Quartier perdu』

    • Pour que tu ne te perdes pas dans le quartier

      『Pour que tu ne te perdes pas dans le quartier』

    • Dimanches d´aoȗt

      『Dimanches d´aoȗt』

    • Une Jeunesse

      『Une Jeunesse』

    • Des Inconnues

      『Des Inconnues』

  • Toni Morrison

    Toni Morrison

    • Beloved

      『Beloved』

    • Song of Solomon

      『Song of Solomon』

    • Jazz

      『Jazz』

    • Sula

      『Sula』

    • A Mercy

      『A Mercy』

    • God Help the Child

      『God Help the Child』

  • Vladimir Nabokov

    Vladimir Nabokov

    • Lolita

      『Lolita』

    • Pale Fire

      『Pale Fire』

    • Despair

      『Despair』

    • The Real Life of Sebastian Knight

      『The Real Life of Sebastian Knight』

    • Laughter in the Dark

      『Laughter in the Dark』

    • The Original of Laura

      『The Original of Laura』

    • Collected Stories

      『Collected Stories』

  • Romain Gary

    Romain Gary

    • La Vie devant Soi

      『La Vie devant Soi』

    • Les Oiseaux vont mourir au Perou

      『Les Oiseaux vont mourir au Perou』

    • L'orage

      『L'orage』

    • Gros*Calin

      『Gros*Calin』

  • Mario Vargas Llosa

    Mario Vargas Llosa

    • Pantaleón y las visitadoras

      『Pantaleón y las visitadoras』

    • La Fiesta del Chivo

      『La Fiesta del Chivo』

    • La ciudad y los perros

      『La ciudad y los perros』

    • El sueño del celta

      『El sueño del celta』

    • Travesuras de la Nina Mala

      『Travesuras de la Nina Mala』

    • Elogio De La Madrastra

      『Elogio De La Madrastra』

    • LA TIA Y EL ESCRIBIDOR

      『LA TIA Y EL ESCRIBIDOR』

  • Alice Munro

    Alice Munro

    • Dear Life

      『Dear Life』

    • The Beggar Maid

      『The Beggar Maid』

    • The Love of a Good Woman

      『The Love of a Good Woman』

    • Lives of Girls and Women

      『Lives of Girls and Women』

  • Abdulrazak Gurnah

    Abdulrazak Gurnah

    • Paradise

      『Paradise』

    • By The Sea

      『By The Sea』

    • Afterlives

      『Afterlives』

    • Desertion

      『Desertion』

  • Philip Roth

    Philip Roth

    • American

      『American』

    • The Human Stain

      『The Human Stain』

    • Everyman

      『Everyman』

    • Portnoy´s complaint

      『Portnoy´s complaint』

    • I Married a Communist

      『I Married a Communist』

    • The Great American Novel

      『The Great American Novel』

    • Patrimony

      『Patrimony』

    • The Facts: A Novelist´s Autobiography

      『The Facts: A Novelist´s Autobiography』

  • Raymond Carver

    Raymond Carver

    • Cathedral

      『Cathedral』

    • Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

      『Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?』

    • What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

      『What We Talk About When We Talk About Love』

    • Beginners

      『Beginners』

    • Call If You Need Me

      『Call If You Need Me』

    • All of Us

      『All of Us』

  • Salman Rushdie

    Salman Rushdie

    • Midnight's Children

      『Midnight's Children』

    • Fury

      『Fury』

    • The Enchantress of Florence

      『The Enchantress of Florence』

    • Shalimar the Clown

      『Shalimar the Clown』

    • East, West

      『East, West』

    • Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights

      『Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights』

    • Joseph Anton

      『Joseph Anton』

  • John Cheever

    John Cheever

    • Falconer

      『Falconer』

    • Bullet Park

      『Bullet Park』

    • Oh What A Paradise It Seems

      『Oh What A Paradise It Seems』

    • The Stories of John Cheever

      『The Stories of John Cheever』

    • The Journals of John Cheever

      『The Journals of John Cheever』

    • The Letters of John Cheever

      『The Letters of John Cheever』

  • Cormac McCarthy

    Cormac McCarthy

    • The Road

      『The Road』

    • The Sunset Limited

      『The Sunset Limited』

    • Child of God

      『Child of God』

  • George Saunders

    George Saunders

    • Lincoln In The Bardo

      『Lincoln In The Bardo』

    • Fox 8

      『Fox 8』

  • Carlos Ruiz Zafón

    Carlos Ruiz Zafón

    • The Shadow of the Wind

      『The Shadow of the Wind』

    • Marina

      『Marina』

    • The Prisoner of Heaven

      『The Prisoner of Heaven』

    • The Labyrinth of the Spirits

      『The Labyrinth of the Spirits』

  • Arundhati Roy

    Arundhati Roy

    • The God of Small Things

      『The God of Small Things』

    • The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

      『The Ministry of Utmost Happiness』

    • Capitalism : A Ghost Story

      『Capitalism : A Ghost Story』

  • Elizabeth Strout

    Elizabeth Strout

    • Olive Kitteridge

      『Olive Kitteridge』

    • Olive, Again

      『Olive, Again』

    • My name is Lucy Barton

      『My name is Lucy Barton』

    • Anything is Possible

      『Anything is Possible』

  • Lauren Groff

    Lauren Groff

    • Olive Kitteridge

      『Fates and Furies』

    • Florida

      『Florida』

    • Arcadia

      『Arcadia』

  • Jennifer Egan

    Jennifer Egan

    • A Visit from the Goon Squad

      『A Visit from the Goon Squad』

    • The Invisible Circus

      『The Invisible Circus』

    • Manhattan Beach

      『Manhattan Beach』

  • Louise Erdrich

    Louise Erdrich

    • The Round House

      『The Round House』

    • The Painted Drum

      『The Painted Drum』

    • Love Medicine

      『Love Medicine』

  • Andrew Porter

    Andrew Porter

    • The Theory of Light and Matter

      『The Theory of Light and Matter』

    • In Between Days

      『In Between Days』

  • Nicole Krauss

    Nicole Krauss

    • The History of Love

      『The History of Love』

    • Great House

      『Great House』

    • Forest Dark

      『Forest Dark』

    • To Be a Man

      『To Be a Man』

  • Mo Yan

    Mo Yan 莫言

    • 十三步

      『十三步』

    • 师傅越来越幽默

      『师傅越来越幽默』

    • 月光斬

      『月光斬』

  • Yu Hua

    Yu Hua 余華

    • 4月3日事件

      『4月3日事件』

    • 余华中短篇集

      『余华中短篇集』

    • 十個詞彙中的中國

      『十個詞彙中的中國』