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Reflections from those who know Han Kang

Bae Yoon-kyung, 71, who has long since retired from teaching, vividly recalls "that student" from 37 years ago. A quiet figure who often seemed deep in thought, always attentive in class with bright eyes — this was Han Kang, 53, the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, during her high school days.

Oct 15, 2024By KTimes

Reflections from those who know Han Kang

Translator Deborah Smith shares Han Kang's message following Nobel Prize win

Deborah Smith, the British translator widely credited for introducing Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang's works to the global stage, recently shared the novelist's reasoning for declining a post-award press conference on social media.

Oct 14, 2024By KTimes

Translator Deborah Smith shares Han Kang's message following Nobel Prize win

Nobel laureate Han Kang's books fly off shelves with over 500,000 copies sold

More than 500,000 copies of novels and short stories written by Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang have been sold at two major online bookstores in Korea since her winning four days ago, the bookstore operators said Sunday.

Oct 13, 2024By Yonhap

Nobel laureate Han Kang's books fly off shelves with over 500,000 copies sold

Bookstores swarm with shoppers as Han Kang’s works fly off shelves

A growing line of excited readers awaited the opening of Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Friday morning.

Oct 11, 2024By KTimes

Bookstores swarm with shoppers as Han Kang’s works fly off shelves

Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to Nobel fame

Korean American author Juhea Kim wins 2024 Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award

Korean American author Juhea Kim has been awarded the 2024 Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award for Foreign Literature for her debut novel, "Beasts of a Little Land," Thursday (local time).

Oct 11, 2024By Pyo Kyung-min

Korean American author Juhea Kim wins 2024 Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award

Han Kang declines press conference, refuses to celebrate award while people die in wars

Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in literature, has declined to hold a press conference, citing the global tragedies of the Ukraine-Russia war and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Oct 11, 2024By KTimes

Han Kang declines press conference, refuses to celebrate award while people die in wars

Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to Nobel fame

Listen to Han Kang's first reaction

The Nobel Prize staff phoned Han Kang, the laureaute of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, after the announcement on Thursday.

Oct 11, 2024

Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to Nobel fame

Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to Nobel fame

Han Kang, the South Korean author behind unflinching and provocative tales that deftly explore the depths of human violence and its impact on identity, has clinched the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature. The historic feat makes her the first Asian woman to be recognized with the distinguished literary honor.

Oct 11, 2024By Park Han-sol

Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to Nobel fame

Han Kang's Nobel win spotlights translators' role in global Korean literature

When 2024 Nobel Prize in literature winner Han Kang's "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize back in 2016, Deborah Smith, the book's London-based translator, received equal, if not greater, recognition.

Oct 11, 2024By Yonhap

Han Kang's Nobel win spotlights translators' role in global Korean literature

Publisher of Han Kang's translator celebrates her Nobel Prize win

Following Korean novelist Han Kang's Nobel Prize win, the publishing house associated with her English translator has hailed the achievement as "a huge win for translated fiction."