Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.

SEOUL--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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When the South Korean writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize last year, celebrations broke out across the country. Some of the ...

STOCKHOLM--South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said “confronts historical ...

Among the six works on the shortlist in 2016 was a short novel in three parts, by a 46-year-old poet and creative writing teacher from Korea named Han Kang. The Vegetarian tells the story of a young ...

In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “We Do Not Part,” the Nobel laureate Han Kang’s novel about history, tragedy and the work of remembering. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin ...

The Han Kang fever will last at least until the release ... How did the award make its way to a Korean author and, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. South Korean author Han Kang delivering a speech at a lecture in Gwangju. [AFP] Author Han ...

Last year, South Korea made headlines around the world for two reasons. The first was writer Han Kang’s celebrated Nobel prize for literature win in October; the second was far less positive. Late in ...