Last Year Ewha Womans University’s Most Popular Book Was 'Demian'... 2nd Place 'No Longer Human'

Classic Novels Dominate Top 10 Borrowed Books at Ewha Womans University
"Demian" Ranks First, Followed by "No Longer Human" and "Brave New World"

Ewha Womans University announced on the 11th that the book most borrowed by enrolled students last year was Hermann Hesse's Demian.

Demian is a masterpiece depicting the process of a sensitive boy, Sinclair, growing from childhood into adulthood. In second place was Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human. No Longer Human is also a novel that portrays a fragile and pure young man who cannot endure the hypocrisy and cruelty of human society and gradually falls into ruin.

Tied for third place were Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Ranking fifth to seventh were Albert Camus's The Stranger, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. In eighth place was John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, ninth was Gu Byeong-mo's Pagwa, and tenth was Min Jin Lee's Pachinko. A representative from Ewha Womans University stated, "There was a high level of interest in classic novels spanning decades to centuries," adding, "It seems that through the timeless value of classics, young people sought comfort amid the harsh and tough realities of life.

Meanwhile, Ewha Womans University Central Library offers customized book curation services reflecting students' interests and trends, such as 'Recommendations for This Year's Freshmen' and 'Posthuman.' In addition, it provides various services through innovative offerings, user-friendly research and learning environments, and mutual cooperation with on- and off-campus institutions.

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