Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.

Han was first published in a literary magazine in 1993, and she’s been a celebrated author in South Korea for decades. In 2015, Deborah Smith ’s English translation of The Vegetarian propelled ...

Han Kang’s Nobel win is bringing some of her previously mentioned inspirations back into the spotlight. Sibling singer-songwriter duo AKMU’s 2019 ballad “How Can I Love The Heartbreak, You ...

Han Kang's work explores historical traumas and human fragility First South Korean to win Nobel literature prize Novel 'The Vegetarian' was major international breakthrough 'I'll celebrate quietly ...

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Han Kang, a South Korean author, for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” ...

In 'We Do Not Part,' Han Kang explores a friendship that certainly spans distance, and perhaps planes of existence. Latest Nobel laureate's work is haunted by questions. Don't expect answers - Los ...

Han Kang fever is sweeping Korea after the author became the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. The phenomenon goes beyond simply purchasing and reading Han’s works ...

In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “We Do Not Part,” the Nobel laureate Han Kang’s novel about history, tragedy and the work of remembering.

FILE - South Korean author Han Kang poses for the media during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Kang has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) ...

Han Kang is set to give an hourlong presentation about her literary works at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on Saturday. It comes ahead of the official Nobel Prize award ceremony on Dec. 10 ...

Nobel laureate Han Kang’s new book is slated for publication in 2025, publisher Munhakdongnae announced Tuesday. The upcoming ...