·Korean edition of "Project Hail Mary" (RH Korea) A year ago, the country's bestseller lists were dominated by the works of Han Kang after her 2024 Nobel Prize win in literature brought renewed attention to her fiction.
·This year, however, a different picture has emerged: A wave of new Korean and international novels has reshuffled the bestseller lists, signaling a broader revival of literary fiction among readers.
·Leading the shift is Andy Weir's science fiction novel "Project Hail Mary," which became the bestselling book of the first five months of the year at Kyobo Book Center, Korea's largest bookstore chain.
·According to the company's midyear sales report, released Monday and covering the period from Jan.
·1 through May 31, "Project Hail Mary" topped its overall bestseller list.
