Han Kang

2 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Han Kang is a South Korean writer. She won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction in 2016 for The Vegetarian, a novel about a woman's descent into mental illness and neglect from her family. The novel is also one of the first of her books to be translated into English.

Books by Han Kang

2 books available

The Vegetarian
Han Kang
3.6 (93k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A woman's choice to stop eating meat upends her ordinary life, leading to a disturbing change in her body and mind as her family tries to control her defiance.
Human Acts
Han Kang
4.2 (14k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
Han Kang's novel uses fragmented, haunting accounts from those affected by a boy's death during a brutal South Korean uprising to show the lasting trauma and defiant search for justice amid state violence.