Overview

• Han Kang is the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded for her intense and poetic writing.
• Her novel 'The Vegetarian' marked her international breakthrough, winning the Man Booker International Prize in 2016.
• The Swedish Academy praised her exploration of the connections between body and soul, and the living and the dead.
• Kang's work often addresses historical traumas, such as the Jeju massacre and the Gwangju uprising in South Korea.
• The Nobel Prize highlights her status as a global literary star and brings attention to Korean literature on the world stage.