Han Kang's bookstore closes after 8 years
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The Korea HeraldHan Kang's bookstore closes after 8 yearskoreaherald.comThe independent bookstore once run by Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang closed Tuesday after eight years in business. Chaekbang Onul (Bookstore Today), in Jongno-gu, Seoul, announced the closure on social media. "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. "It has been a deeply meaningful journ
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