Han Kang's witness literature explores human violence and redemption, reflecting on dark chapters in South Korean history.
Japanese translator Saito Mariko has won the Research and Translation category at the 76th Yomiuri Literary Awards for her ...
In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “We Do Not Part,” the Nobel laureate Han Kang’s novel about history ...
Saito Mariko, received the Yomiuri Prize for Literature, announced the Literature Translation Institute of Korea on Thursday.
Han Kang’s characters have looked squarely at histories of state-sanctioned murder and carry the wounds of those histories.
Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.
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This long creative history of discomfort, silence, and mourning culminate in We Do Not Part. Though Han Kang’s previous novels have nothing to do with her latest, familiarity with her work makes ...
FICTION We Do Not Part Han Kang Hamish Hamilton, $35. When the South Korean writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize last year, ...
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