Han Kang's bookstore closes after 8 years
11, 2024, file photo shows visitors waiting to enter the independent bookstore Onul Books in Seoul. mlee@yna.co.kr
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Onul Books, founded by Han in September 2018, had relocated to the quiet Seoul neighborhood of Seochon three years ago before its final day of business Tuesday. "The bookstore's journey has come to an end, for the moment, eight years after preparations (to open it) began in July 2018. After Han won the Nobel Prize in literature in October 2024, people flocked to the tiny bookstore as its ties to the author drew widespread attention.
Furthermore, "On July 7, 2026, three years after we left Yangjae-dong and began welcoming visitors in a small alley in Tongui-dong, Seochon, we will have our final day of business in this space," the bookstore said in a post ahead of its final day of business.
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Onul Books, founded by Han in September 2018, had relocated to the quiet Seoul neighborhood of Seochon three years ago before its final day of business Tuesday.
according to Yonhap News"The bookstore's journey has come to an end, for the moment, eight years after preparations (to open it) began in July 2018.
according to Yonhap NewsAfter Han won the Nobel Prize in literature in October 2024, people flocked to the tiny bookstore as its ties to the author drew widespread attention.
according to The Korea Herald"On July 7, 2026, three years after we left Yangjae-dong and began welcoming visitors in a small alley in Tongui-dong, Seochon, we will have our final day of business in this space," the bookstore said in a post ahead of its final day of business.
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