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Han Kang's Nobel Prize win in literature brings pride and hope to South Korea, marking a historic achievement for the country.

It’s often the case that when poets write novels, they deliver arrestingly vivid and nimble prose. Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (2007) is a case in point, and it is no doubt the work that was most influential in the Swedish Academy’s decision to award her the Nobel prize in literature…

Literature in translation has long been reliant on indie presses to bring work such as the South Korean author’s to wider audiences

South Koreans have reacted with joy and astonishment after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the country’s growing cultural influence

Best known for her dark and troubling novel "The Vegetarian", Han Kang has been announced as the 2024 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, with the Swedish Academy praising her "intensely poetic prose" and the important questions of historical trauma and human fragility that she deals with. Audrey Chapuis,…

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Han Kang, the first South Korean author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is celebrated for her profound storytelling and innovative narratives.

The writer was praised for her ‘intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’

Han, whose works include The Vegetarian, was praised for her ‘intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’

The first South Korean to win the literature prize said she would ‘celebrate it quietly’ and have tea with her son.

South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life", the award-giving body said on Thursday.