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Han Kang


South Korea (b.1970)

Han Kang is the daughter of novelist Han Seung-won. She was born in Kwangju and at the age of 10, moved to Suyuri (which she speaks of affectionately in her work "Greek Lessons") in Seoul.

She studied Korean literature at Yonsei University. She began her writing career when one of her poems was featured in the winter issue of the quarterly Literature and Society. She made her official literary debut in the following year when her short story "The Scarlet Anchor" was the winning entry in the daily Seoul Shinmun spring literary contest.

Since then, she has gone on to win the Yi Sang Literary Prize (2005), Today's Young Artist Award, and the Korean Literature Novel Award. As of summer 2013, Han teaches creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts while writing stories and novels.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
January 2025

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We Do Not Part
 
Novels
   The Vegetarian (2015)
   Human Acts (2016)
   Greek Lessons (2023)
   We Do Not Part (2025)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Convalescence (2017)
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Awards
International Booker Prize Best Book winner (2016) : The Vegetarian
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Best Book nominee (2018) : Human Acts


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