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South Korean singer-songwriter known for 'Dreams of an Octopus' with traditional-inspired melodies.

Also written Ahn Ye Eun · Ahn Yeeun

57 books read & recommended

57 books read or recommended by Ahn Ye-eun (안예은), a Korean musician, gathered from interviews, YouTube, and SNS sources.

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Books Ahn Ye-eun has read (57)

NEW New in the last 10 days (9 books)
All Clear by Connie Willis — book coverAll Clear Blackout by Connie Willis — book coverBlackout Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins — book coverHunger Games Series L'amica Geniale by Elena Ferrante — book coverL'amica Geniale Not to Mention the Dog, by Connie Willis — book coverNot to Mention the Dog, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee — book coverPachinko Storia Del Nuovo Cognome by Elena Ferrante — book coverStoria Del Nuovo Cognome Storia Di Chi Fugge E Di Chi Resta by Elena Ferrante — book coverStoria Di Chi Fugge E Di Chi Resta Story of A Lost Child by Elena Ferrante — book coverStory of A Lost Child
About Writing by Margaret Atwood — book cover Affinity by Sarah Waters — book cover Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood — book cover All Clear by Connie Willis — book cover Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer by Ken Liu — book cover Blackout by Connie Willis — book cover Dark Flood by Nanami Wakatake — book cover Doomsday Book (Combined Edition) by Connie Willis — book cover Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol — book cover Evil Spirit by Fyodor Dostoyevsky — book cover Fingerprint Hunter by Lee Jeok — book cover Fingersmith by Sarah Waters — book cover Frankenstein by Mary Shelley — book cover Gothic Story by Elizabeth Gaskell — book cover Guihwaseo, Protect the Last Flower by Kim Seonmi — book cover Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood — book cover Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque by Joyce Carol Oates — book cover How's It Going? Anything by Lee Kyoung-mi — book cover Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins — book cover Jean Rhys by Jean Rhys — book cover Junji Ito Masterpiece Collection 10 Frankenstein by Junji Ito — book cover L'amica Geniale by Elena Ferrante — book cover Las Cosas Que Perdimos En El Fuego by Mariana Enriquez — book cover Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien — book cover MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood — book cover Melancholy and Daydreaming by Edgar Allan Poe — book cover Move by Mari Yukiko — book cover Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf — book cover Not to Mention the Dog, by Connie Willis — book cover Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood — book cover Oscar Wilde's Works by Oscar Wilde — book cover Pachinko by Min Jin Lee — book cover Rashōmon by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa — book cover Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier — book cover Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits by Laurel Kendall — book cover Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut — book cover Storia Del Nuovo Cognome by Elena Ferrante — book cover Storia Di Chi Fugge E Di Chi Resta by Elena Ferrante — book cover Story of A Lost Child by Elena Ferrante — book cover Suicide by Edouard Levé — book cover Testimonies by Margaret Atwood — book cover The Birds (Story) by Daphne du Maurier — book cover The Black Deer by Han Kang — book cover The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood — book cover The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui — book cover The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy — book cover The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson — book cover The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams — book cover The Lottery by Shirley Jackson — book cover The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu — book cover The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood — book cover Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters — book cover War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich — book cover Was That Mountain Really There? by Park Wan-suh — book cover We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson — book cover White Horse by Kang Hwagil — book cover Women Eating Hitler's Food by Rosella Postorino — book cover

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from 57 books
Korean · Translated
5 : 10

Of 15 literary books: 5 Korean, 10 translated

Authors picked more than once
Margaret Atwood 8
Elena Ferrante 4
Connie Willis 4
  1. 1 About Writing by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    About Writing * (글쓰기에 대하여)
    Margaret Atwood

    Loves Margaret Atwood's books, with nearly all read, and plans to read this one soon. (Source: YouTube)

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  2. 2 Affinity by Sarah Waters — book cover
    Affinity (끌림)
    Sarah Waters

    Featured in a 2021 reading wrap-up video. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 3: Jaehyun (NCT)Jung Seung-hwanLee Yoon-ji All readers →
  3. 3 Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    Alias Grace (그레이스)
    Margaret Atwood

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post and called a favorite among Margaret Atwood's books. (Source: Instagram)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM) All readers →
  4. 4 NEWAll Clear by Connie Willis — book cover
    All Clear (올클리어 (합본판))
    Connie Willis
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  5. 5 Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer by Ken Liu — book cover
    Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer (어딘가 상상도 못 할 곳에, 수많은 순록 떼가)
    Ken Liu

    Featured in a 2021 reading wrap-up video. (Source: YouTube)

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  6. 6 NEWBlackout by Connie Willis — book cover
    Blackout (Blackout 등화관제 (합본판))
    Connie Willis
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  7. 7 Dark Flood by Nanami Wakatake — book cover
    Dark Flood * | 暗い越流 (어두운 범람)
    Nanami Wakatake * (若竹七海)

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  8. 8 Doomsday Book (Combined Edition) by Connie Willis — book cover
    Doomsday Book (Combined Edition) (둠즈데이북 (합본판))
    Connie Willis

    The first Connie Willis book read and enjoyed, called the best of the whole series. (Source: YouTube)

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  9. 9 Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol — book cover
    Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka | Vechera Na Khutore Bliz Dikanki (디칸카 근교 마을의 야회)
    Nikolai Gogol (Гоголь Микола Васильович)

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  10. 10 Evil Spirit by Fyodor Dostoyevsky — book cover
    Evil Spirit * | Бесы (악령 (상))
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  11. 11 Fingerprint Hunter by Lee Jeok — book cover
    Fingerprint Hunter (지문사냥꾼)
    Lee Jeok

    Reading this as a teen sparked Ahn Ye-eun's dream of writing a book someday. (Source: Channel Yes)

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    👥 Also read by 2: Cho Yeo-jeongJoo Ji hoon All readers →
  12. 12 Fingersmith by Sarah Waters — book cover
    Fingersmith (핑거스미스)
    Sarah Waters

    Featured in a 2021 reading wrap-up, noting all but two of this author's books have been read and the rest are being savored. (Source: YouTube)

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  13. 13 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley — book cover
    Frankenstein (프랑켄슈타인)
    Mary Shelley

    Recommended, with shock at learning it was written by a woman; the edition recommended is the Segyesa one. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 5: LILY (NMIXX)Ella (MEOVV)Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)Won Jin-ahRichard Yongjae O'Neill All readers →
  14. 14 Gothic Story by Elizabeth Gaskell — book cover
    Gothic Story * (고딕 이야기)
    Elizabeth Gaskell

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  15. 15 Guihwaseo, Protect the Last Flower by Kim Seonmi — book cover
    Guihwaseo, Protect the Last Flower * (귀화서, 마지막 꽃을 지킵니다)
    Kim Seonmi

    Inspired an original soundtrack, and also took part in narrating its audiobook. (Source: Millie's Library)

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  16. 16 Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    Hag-Seed (마녀의 씨)
    Margaret Atwood

    Named a favorite among Margaret Atwood's books. (Source: YouTube)

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  17. 17 Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque by Joyce Carol Oates — book cover
    Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque (흉가)
    Joyce Carol Oates

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  18. 18 How's It Going? Anything by Lee Kyoung-mi — book cover
    How's It Going? Anything (잘돼가? 무엇이든)
    Lee Kyoung-mi

    Ahn Ye-eun rarely reads essays, but this one, a friend's pick, was so fun it inspired a wish to write that playfully. (Source: Channel Yes)

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  19. 19 NEWHunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins — book cover
    Hunger Games Series (헝거게임 시리즈 3종 세트)
    Suzanne Collins
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  20. 20 Jean Rhys by Jean Rhys — book cover
    Jean Rhys (진 리스)
    Jean Rhys

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  21. 21 Junji Ito Masterpiece Collection 10 Frankenstein by Junji Ito — book cover
    Junji Ito Masterpiece Collection 10 Frankenstein * (이토 준지 걸작집 10 프랑켄슈타인)
    Junji Ito (伊藤潤二)

    Named Junji Ito as one of the authors liked. (Source: YouTube)

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  22. 22 NEWL'amica Geniale by Elena Ferrante — book cover
    L'amica Geniale | L'amica Geniale (나의 눈부신 친구)
    Elena Ferrante
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    👥 Also read by 2: IUCho Yeo-jeong All readers →
  23. 23 Las Cosas Que Perdimos En El Fuego by Mariana Enriquez — book cover
    Las Cosas Que Perdimos En El Fuego (우리가 불 속에서 잃어버린 것들)
    Mariana Enriquez

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  24. 24 Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien — book cover
    Lord of the Rings (반지의 제왕)
    J. R. R. Tolkien

    First read as an e-book, with the print edition bought when it was reissued. (Source: Unknown)

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  25. 25 MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    MaddAddam (미친 아담)
    Margaret Atwood

    Said to have been saved up and only recently finished. (Source: YouTube)

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  26. 26 Melancholy and Daydreaming by Edgar Allan Poe — book cover
    Melancholy and Daydreaming * (우울과 몽상)
    Edgar Allan Poe

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  27. 27 Move by Mari Yukiko — book cover
    Move * | 引っ越し (이사)
    Mari Yukiko * (真梨幸子)

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  28. 28 Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf — book cover
    Mrs Dalloway (댈러웨이 부인)
    Virginia Woolf

    Inspired the song 'Corridor of Whispers'. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 2: IUJang Jae-in All readers →
  29. 29 NEWNot to Mention the Dog, by Connie Willis — book cover
    Not to Mention the Dog, (개는 말할 것도 없고 합본판)
    Connie Willis
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  30. 30 Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    Oryx and Crake (오릭스와 크레이크)
    Margaret Atwood

    Said to have been saved up and only recently finished. (Source: YouTube)

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  31. 31 Oscar Wilde's Works by Oscar Wilde — book cover
    Oscar Wilde's Works * (오스카 와일드 작품선)
    Oscar Wilde

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  32. 32 NEWPachinko by Min Jin Lee — book cover
    Pachinko (파친코)
    Min Jin Lee
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    👥 Also read by 6: Gawon (MEOVV)Huh Yunjin (LE SSERAFIM)RM (BTS)Edward LeeLady JaneE-TION(ONF) All readers →
  33. 33 Rashōmon by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa — book cover
    Rashōmon | 羅生門 (라쇼몽)
    Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川龍之介)

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Park Jung-min All readers →
  34. 34 Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier — book cover
    Scapegoat (희생양)
    Daphne du Maurier

    Found so entertaining that it was recommended to winter bookstore viewers on YouTube and featured again in a 2021 reading wrap-up. (Source: YouTube)

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  35. 35 Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits by Laurel Kendall — book cover
    Shamans, Housewives, and Other Restless Spirits (무당, 여성, 신령들)
    Laurel Kendall

    Read on purpose to break out of a comfort zone. Ahn Ye-eun has run a yearly women-authors reading challenge for years. (Source: Channel Yes)

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  36. 36 Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut — book cover
    Slaughterhouse-Five (제5도살장)
    Kurt Vonnegut

    She said this was her first Vonnegut. What draws her is that his writing reads less like prose style than like a way of speaking, moving freely between times, places, comedy and tragedy. (Source: Cine21)

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  37. 37 NEWStoria Del Nuovo Cognome by Elena Ferrante — book cover
    Storia Del Nuovo Cognome (새로운 이름의 이야기)
    Elena Ferrante
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  38. 38 NEWStoria Di Chi Fugge E Di Chi Resta by Elena Ferrante — book cover
    Storia Di Chi Fugge E Di Chi Resta (떠나간 자와 머무른 자)
    Elena Ferrante
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  39. 39 NEWStory of A Lost Child by Elena Ferrante — book cover
    Story of A Lost Child * | Storia Della Bambina Perduta (잃어버린 아이 이야기)
    Elena Ferrante
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  40. 40 Suicide by Edouard Levé — book cover
    Suicide (자살)
    Edouard Levé

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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    👥 Also read by 1: NO:ZE All readers →
  41. 41 Testimonies by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    Testimonies * (증언들)
    Margaret Atwood

    Covered alongside 'The Handmaid's Tale' in the first 'Ye-eun Ahn's Bookshop' segment of episode 30 of the YouTube series 'Relay'. (Source: YouTube)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Lady Jane All readers →
  42. 42 The Birds (Story) by Daphne du Maurier — book cover
    The Birds (Story) (새)
    Daphne du Maurier

    A longtime fan of Daphne du Maurier with nearly all of her work read, recommending this as the author's signature book. (Source: YouTube)

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  43. 43 The Black Deer by Han Kang — book cover
    The Black Deer (검은 사슴)
    Han Kang

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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    👥 Also read by 2: Jun Hyo-seongHong Kyung All readers →
  44. 44 The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    The Edible Woman (먹을 수 있는 여자)
    Margaret Atwood

    Said to have been saved up and only recently finished, noting that once into an author, the rest of the work keeps getting dug into. (Source: YouTube)

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  45. 45 The Elusive Samurai by Yusei Matsui — book cover
    The Elusive Samurai (도망을 잘 치는 도련님)
    Yusei Matsui

    Hooked by the art in an anime clip, Ahn Ye-eun bought the e-book volumes too. The hero's insistence on the value of survival still resonates. (Source: Cine21)

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  46. 46 The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy — book cover
    The God of Small Things (작은 것들의 신)
    Arundhati Roy

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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  47. 47 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson — book cover
    The Haunting of Hill House (힐 하우스의 유령)
    Shirley Jackson

    Featured in a 2021 reading wrap-up video. (Source: YouTube)

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  48. 48 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams — book cover
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (은하수를 여행하는 히치하이커를 위한 안내서)
    Douglas Adams

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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    👥 Also read by 1: RM (BTS) All readers →
  49. 49 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson — book cover
    The Lottery (제비뽑기)
    Shirley Jackson

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post and also introduced in the 'Other People's Books' feature on Millie's Library. (Source: Instagram)

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  50. 50 The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu — book cover
    The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (종이 동물원)
    Ken Liu

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post. (Source: Instagram)

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  51. 51 The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood — book cover
    The Year of the Flood (홍수의 해)
    Margaret Atwood

    Said to have been saved up and only recently finished. (Source: YouTube)

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  52. 52 Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters — book cover
    Tipping the Velvet (티핑 더 벨벳)
    Sarah Waters

    Featured in a 2021 reading wrap-up video. (Source: YouTube)

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  53. 53 War's Unwomanly Face by Svetlana Alexievich — book cover
    War's Unwomanly Face (전쟁은 여자의 얼굴을 하지 않았다)
    Svetlana Alexievich

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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    👥 Also read by 1: Kim Hieora All readers →
  54. 54 Was That Mountain Really There? by Park Wan-suh — book cover
    Was That Mountain Really There? (그 산이 정말 거기 있었을까)
    Park Wan-suh

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post and also introduced in the 'Other People's Books' feature on Millie's Library. (Source: Instagram)

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  55. 55 We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson — book cover
    We Have Always Lived in the Castle (우리는 언제나 성에 살았다)
    Shirley Jackson

    On Ahn Ye-eun's Cine21 list of current obsessions, for the eerie way its characters push their chosen way of life to the very end. (Source: Cine21)

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  56. 56 White Horse by Kang Hwagil — book cover
    White Horse (화이트 호스)
    Kang Hwagil

    Featured in a 2021 reading wrap-up video. (Source: Unknown)

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    👥 Also read by 2: Kim Tae-riLim Hyun-joo All readers →
  57. 57 Women Eating Hitler's Food by Rosella Postorino — book cover
    Women Eating Hitler's Food * | Le Assaggiatrici (히틀러의 음식을 먹는 여자들)
    Rosella Postorino *

    Included in a ten-book Instagram post, grumbling about how anyone could narrow it down to just ten. (Source: Instagram)

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Book titles and author names marked with an asterisk (*) are machine-translated from Korean. No official English edition was confirmed for them, so read them as approximations of the Korean original shown next to them.

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Ahn Ye-eun book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Ahn Ye-eun recommend?

Ahn Ye-eun's book recommendations in this archive: Not to Mention the Dog,, The Black Deer, Gothic Story, Guihwaseo, Protect the Last Flower and Was That Mountain Really There?, and 52 more. Every book on this page is linked to the interview, YouTube video, SNS post or photo where it came up.

How many books has Ahn Ye-eun read?

Ahn Ye-eun has 57 books recorded here so far, read or recommended in public Korean-language sources. The list grows whenever a new book mention turns up.

Where do these Ahn Ye-eun book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Ahn Ye-eun said they were reading or mentioned in interviews, YouTube clips, variety shows, fan-cafe posts and SNS, as well as books spotted in photo shoots and everyday photos. Books Ahn Ye-eun wrote, and the original books behind works they starred in, are left out. Everything comes from public sources, and each entry keeps its link so you can check it yourself.