The Legacy of Korean Literature Captivating the World

The First Korean and Asian Woman
First to Receive the
2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

“The Han River confronts historical trauma and exposes the fragility of human life. Through a visual and experimental style, it has become a pioneer of modern essay literature.”
- Reason for Nobel Prize Selection

International Booker Prize Winner
Strega Prize Winner

“A solid, refined, and impactful work”
- Booker Library

Encounter the Masterpiece of the Han River That the World is Watching

Han Kang's Novel
Vegetarian

“An essay so beautiful it astonishes”
Gadien

“A book you must read holding your mouth shut because of the shock”
Oprah Magazine

Words from the Newly Written Author

Over the past fifteen years since its publication, while the time has flowed like a sharp blade, I must confess I have carried complex emotions about this book.
The world’s interest was hot yet often misunderstood and sharp.
Sometimes, I felt as if the truths of the moments I wrote this novel alone had become alien to me.
But now, with gray hair and a clearer mind than ever,
this novel gives me strength.
It remains a book filled with vivid pain and questions.

Han Kang

Changbi Publishers