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The top ranked book rental in PKNU library in 2022 is ‘Almond’

- novels, science fiction, self-development books, etc. are in the rankings

The most rented book in 2022 of Pukyong National University library (director Kim Cheol-Soo) was <Almond> (by Son Won-Pyeong).

This novel, which tells the story of a boy's special growth without feeling emotions, has been bestseller in Korea since its publication in 2017. Winner of the 10th Changbi prize for young adult fiction

Following <Almond>, the novel <DollarGut dream store> (written by Lee Mi-Ye) ranked second on the list of books most borrowed by Pukyong National University students last year. This book was also ranked number one in the rental ranking at Yonsei University's library.

The novel <Pachinko> (author Lee Min-Jin), which was also produced as a drama and loved around the world, took 3rd place, <DollarGut dream store 2> took 4th, and the best-selling science fiction <Only Han-Ah on earth> (Chung Se-Rang) took 5th place.

The 6th place was followed by the science fiction <If We can't go at the speed of light> (by Kim Cho-Yeop). This book was the most borrowed book by people in their 20s over the past three years, according to an analysis of book lending by the National Library of Korea last year. Ranking 7 was the novel <Inconvenient convenience store> (Kim Ho-Yeon).

Science books are also very popular. <The silent spring> (by Rachel Carson), which is called a classic of science books in the field of environment, is in 8th place. Published in 1962, this book has had a great impact on changing the world's perception of environmental problems by compiling research results on the ecological effects of pesticides.

In ninth place was <Why fish don’t exist>, written by Lulu Miller, a science reporter who won the Peabody awards, which is called the ‘Pulitzer Prize in the broadcasting industry’, and <Tools of the titans> (Tim Ferriss) ranked 10th.

The Pukyong National University library holds a collection of 1,388 million books, including short fictions, e-books, dissertations, and non-books materials, and the Academic information center with the central library is currently undergoing extension work to become a student complex cultural space. <Pukyong Today>