Han Kang’s Vegetarian Stolen Amid Global Shortages
Han Kang, Whose ‘The Vegetarian’ Was Made Into a Film, Wins Nobel Prize for Literature
The honor, one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, went to the South Korean novelist for "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas.
Nobel Prize Chaos: Han Kang’s The Vegetarian Stolen Amid Global Shortages
Interest in Han Kang, the first South Korean author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, has surged internationally.
Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to Nobel fame
Han Kang, the South Korean author behind unflinching and provocative tales that deftly explore the depths of human violence and its impact on identity, has clinched the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature.
Han Kang, author of ‘The Vegetarian,’ is first Asian woman to win Nobel in literature
The Nobel Prize in literature has long faced criticism for its focus on European and North American men. Han Kang, the first Asian woman to win, writes “intense lyrical prose that is both tender and brutal,
Han Kang wins the Nobel prize in literature for 2024
H AN KANG has been called “Korea’s Kafka”. Rather than giant bugs, her metamorphoses involve vegetation. “The Fruit of My Woman”, a short story, imagines a wife becoming a (withered) houseplant. “The Vegetarian”, a prizewinning novel, depicts a woman consumed by her desire to sprout roots and become a tree.
Han Kang becomes the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature
The citation commended Han Kang's "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." She won the International Booker Prize for The Vegetarian in 2016.
What to know about Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature
Han Kang's Nobel Prize was a surprise to many in South Korea. Here's what you need to know about 'her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life'
S Korean Nobel Winner Han Kang Hopes Daily Life 'Won't Change Much'
Author Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature said Thursday that she hoped her daily life would not change too much after her historic honour.
South Korea's Han sells one million books after Nobel win
More than a million copies of books by Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, have sold locally since the honour was announced, bookstores
(LEAD) Han Kang hopes to write on, meet readers after Nobel win
Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang on Thursday recalled the past week after her historic win as one that will be remembered as "touching," and said she hopes to continue to write and meet readers through her books.
Nobel laureate Han Kang
Nobel laureate Han Kang Han Kang attends the Pony Chung Innovation Prize ceremony held in southern Seoul on Oct. 17, 2024. The Pony Chung Foundation selected Han as its winner in September. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips,
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Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so
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Han Kang Becomes the First South Korean Author to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature
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Han Kang of South Korea wins Nobel literature prize 2024
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