"The announcement of the South Korean writer Han Kang as the 2024 Nobel Literature laureate is a triumph not only for Korean literature but also a reminder of the huge reach and influence of small press publishing, which takes on so much of the heavy work of introducing literature in translation to a wider audience."
"While often abstract, they nevertheless powerfully wrestle with traditional Korean society and history. The Vegetarian... is perhaps her best-known work, a study of violent individual resistance against an oppressive society."
"The prize win made headlines as it heralded the dual partnership of Han and translator Deborah Smith, who used her share of the 50,000 prize to set up Tilted Axis Press, which focuses solely on literature in translation from east Asian writers."
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