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Carla Feric

‘Raw and visceral’ book on Korean colonialism shortlisted for debut fiction prize

The contenders for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 have been revealed (Waterstones/PA) -

A “raw, visceral and beautiful” novel following almost a century of Korean history and the impact of colonialism is among the books shortlisted for a debut fiction prize.

Honey In The Wound by Jiyoung Han follows a gifted lineage of Korean women displaced across Asia by Japanese imperialism across 90 years of Korean history, and examines the ways colonialism forces one family to transform in order to survive.

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