The Plotters by Kim Un-su mixes gritty realism, dark humor, and movie-like action. It is set in an alternate Seoul that is ruled by assassin guilds. Reseng is an assassin, and behind every assassination, there is an anonymous mastermind, a plotter, working in the shadows.

2024 Nobel prize winner 한강 Han Kang grew up in Gwanju, South Korea, a city marked by both beauty and tragedy. Rather than turning away from the dark chapters of its past (which Kang lived through) she bravely decided to do something about it. Kang put pen to paper and gave voices to those silenced.