Collection: DallerGut Dream Department Store

DallerGut Dream Department Store (달러구트 꿈 백화점) by Mi-ye Lee is a cozy, low-stakes fantasy novel that stands alongside The Second Chance Convenience Store as a flagship hit of the modern Korean comfort fiction movement. Set in a hidden town accessible only while asleep, the story follows Penny, a new hire at the DallerGut Dream Department Store—a multi-story emporium where people buy dreams using the emotions felt upon waking (curiosity, confidence, relief) as currency. Through episodic customer stories, the novel explores how dreams process subconscious desires, heal grief, and offer comfort for the waking world.