Nobel laureate Han Kang’s books sell more than 500,000 copies – More than 500,000 copies of novels and short stories written by Nobel laureate Han Kang were sold in two major online bookstores in South Korea in the four days since his first victory, the bookstore operators announced on Sunday. .
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, about 530,000 copies of Han’s books have been sold since her victory as the first Korean woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature last Thursday, according to Kyobo Book Center and Yes24.
Kyobo sold about 260,000 copies Thursday as of this afternoon, and Yes24 sold 270,000 as of Thursday at 2 p.m.
Han’s poetry and novels have hit the top 11 on the real-time bestseller lists on both Kyobo and Yes24, with most of his books now sold out for pre-order.
