What to know about Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature
Han Kang's Nobel Prize was a surprise to many in South Korea. Here's what you need to know about 'her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life'
Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature for ‘intense poetic prose’ confronting human fragility
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.”
South Koreans are joyful after Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature
South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the country’s growing cultural influence.
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Han Kang has been awarded “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”
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Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Han Kang
Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize for literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday, for “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” She is the first writer from South Korea to be awarded the literature prize.
South Korean Nobel Winner Han Kang Hopes Daily Life 'Won't Change Much'
Author Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, says she hopes her daily life will not change too much after receiving the historic honour. The short story writer and novelist is best known overseas for her Man Booker Prize-winning "The Vegetarian",
S Korean Nobel winner Han Kang hopes daily life 'won't change much'
Author Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature said Thursday that she hoped her daily life would not change too much after her historic
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(LEAD) Han Kang hopes to write on, meet readers after Nobel win
Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang on Thursday recalled the past week after her historic win as one that will be remembered as "touching," and said she hopes to continue to write and meet readers through her books.
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