Han Kang
Han Kang (b. 1970) — South Korea, writing in Korean. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024.
“for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” — The Nobel Committee citation
About Han Kang
South Korean writer, the first Korean and the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her prose is at once lyrical and violent, circling historical violence, the body, and human woundedness.