"Han Kang is a novelist and poet of tremendous feeling and precision. In works such as 'The Vegetarian,' 'Human Acts,' and 'The White Book,' she applies a light, often experimental touch to heavy themes, including women's experiences under patriarchal rule and the buried histories of twentieth- and twenty-first-century South Korea."
"Han came to the attention of most readers outside South Korea with 'The Vegetarian,' which tells the story of Yeong-hye, a woman in Seoul who responds to a series of gory nightmares by giving up her carnivorous ways and rejecting her husband and extended family."
"Her larger-scale novel, 'Human Acts,' explores a people's uprising and the U.S.-backed massacre in Gwangju, where Han spent her early childhood. In an author's note, she reflects on a grim source of inspiration: a boy killed in the massacre whom her father had taught in middle school."
"Her latest novel, 'I Do Not Bid Farewell,' tells the story of a pogrom on Jeju Island after the Korean War, from the perspectives of three women characters. This narrative continues to showcase Han's engagement with historical tragedies and the female experience."
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